Makum Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Makum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
India261:29,502,515369,827
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Makum (617) may also be a first name.

Makum Last Name Facts

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

Makum (Hindi: मकुम, Marathi: माकुम, Oriya: ମକୁମ, Tibetan: དམར་ཁུམོ།) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 804,502nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Makum reside; 27 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 336,019th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 617 people.

The last name Makum is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 1,884,497. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 73 percent are found, Niger, where 19 percent are found and Ondo, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makume914,644/
Makhum91262/
Makoum9163/
Mahkum9146/
Maikum9140/
Maakum9127/
Makaum917/
Makkum917/
MacKum917/
Makuim913/
Makeum911/
Meakum911/
Makhoum83122/
Makhume8340/
Mahkoum8332/
Makoume8316/
Mahakum839/
Maakume837/
Maskoum834/
Maikhum834/
Makeume832/
Makuime831/
Maakoum831/
Mauykum831/
Maekoum831/
Mackhum831/
Mokum80461/
Makom80261/
Mekum8029/
Macum8010/
Makumova7736/
Mahakhum772/
Makhumme771/
Mokume73174/
Mokkum7391/
Meekum7346/
Makhom7326/
Maikom7318/
Mookum7313/
Maccum739/
Mokoum736/
Meckum735/
Mackom733/
Makoom733/
Macume732/
Mekhum732/
Moukum732/
Mekeum732/
Mhakom732/
Mekaum732/
Macoum732/
Maquom731/
Mehkum731/
Maakom731/
Matcum731/
Maicum731/
Mokhum731/
Moykum731/
Mascum730/
Meacum730/
Makhumova7111/
Makaumova711/
Moukoum67103/
Mekkhum6732/
Meekhum6716/
Mahakom6714/
Moodkum676/
Makhoom672/
Mookhum671/
Mokhume671/
Mekhoum671/
Mhacume671/
Moicaum671/
Mahcoum671/
Makoome671/
Makkhom671/
Mhodkum671/
Makhoem671/
Mathcum671/
Maycaum670/

Makum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makum in the Tibetan language
དམར་ཁུམོ།markhumo-
Makum in the Oriya language
ମକୁମmakuma-
Makum in the Marathi language
माकुमmakuma50
मकुमmakuma50
Makum in the Hindi language
मकुमmakuma35.71
मकूमmakuma28.57
माकूमmakuma21.43
मकुमाmakuma7.14
माकुमmakuma7.14

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makum
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