Makuku Surname

142,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Makuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4911:49,5505,981
Zimbabwe6641:23,2503,521
Botswana4031:5,427849
Zambia1771:89,5487,406
Kenya1751:263,88517,546
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Makuku (424) may also be a first name.

Makuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makuku is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makuku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makuku is the 142,635th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,336,501 people. The last name Makuku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Makuku live; 48 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Makuku is also the 417,166th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 424 people.

This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,491 people, or 1 in 49,550. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent reside and Botswana, where 13 percent reside.

Makuku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Makuku last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Makuku earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhuku9265/
Makukhu929/
Makuuku926/
Makuiku924/
Maikuku923/
Makukut922/
Makueku921/
Makouku921/
Makukgu921/
Makaukau86140/
Makoukou8679/
Makhukhu8656/
Matkukhu861/
Makoukeu861/
Makeukeu861/
Mokuku83287/
Makiku83216/
Makoku83194/
Macuku838/
Mekuku831/
Makucu831/
Mackaukau8061/
Maikoukou801/
Makikui7730/
Makieku7727/
Mekukcu776/
Mokukhu771/
Mekukou771/
Mekukeu771/
Makokui771/
Motkuku771/
Mackauckau7525/
Maikouskou752/
Makhaukhau752/
Mcuku7328/
Mokhukhu7123/
Mekuikeu7110/
Mekeukeu711/
Mokoukou711/
Mecuku6746/
Macucu672/
Mocuku671/
Macheukou671/

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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 Makuku
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