Makubo Surname

172,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makubo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makubo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5091:35,9034,600
Tanzania4541:116,61111,160
Uganda2601:150,15113,303
Kenya1731:266,93617,720
Zambia711:223,23814,032
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makubo (53) may also be a first name.

Makubo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Makubo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Makubo (Arabic: ماكوبو) is found most in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makubo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makubo is the 172,053rd most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,913,853 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makubo live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 53 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,509 people, or 1 in 35,903. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Free State, where 34 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 18 percent live. Apart from South Africa Makubo occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.

Makubo Last Name Statistics demography

Makubo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning R 164,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhubo928,744/
Maekubo92698/
Makuebo92354/
Makoubo92126/
Makuibo922/
Makaubo921/
Makubho921/
Makeubo921/
Makoubou8612/
Makeubou8610/
Makuebou8610/
Makaubos864/
Makuibou861/
Makkhubo861/
Makobo8314,908/
Makuba836,254/
Mekubo83388/
Mokubo83118/
Makibo839/
Macubo833/
Maikoubou802/
Mackoubou801/
Makhuba771,097/
Makouba77688/
Makhobo77270/
Maikuba7758/
Meikubo7741/
Maikobo7716/
Makguba7713/
Makuuba779/
Makouvo777/
Makiebo775/
Makhuvo774/
Mekoubo773/
Makoboh773/
Makauba772/
Makobou772/
Makoebo772/
Makhibo772/
Mokuebo771/
Mokhubo771/
Makiboi771/
Makoboa771/
Mmakobo771/
Maquibo771/
Maakuba771/
Makueba771/
Makkuba771/
Mcubo731/
Macaubos71305/
Makoumpo715/
Moukoubo715/
Mekoubou712/
Mekeubou712/
Makoubeu712/
Macaubod711/
Mmakhuba711/
Maikouba711/
MacCuboy710/
Makoba6710,731/
Mokuba671,152/
Mokobo67479/
Makiba67266/
Macuba67185/
Macobo6719/
Mekuba674/
Mokibo672/
Moukoubou671/
Mecubo671/
Macheubou671/

Makubo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makubo in the Arabic language
ماكوبوmakwbw-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makubo
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