Makun Surname
Approximately 3,344 people bear this surname
Makun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,412 | 1:73,442 | 5,270 |
| Thailand | 393 | 1:179,741 | 29,293 |
| India | 150 | 1:5,113,769 | 127,237 |
| Indonesia | 147 | 1:899,654 | 67,360 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Makun (4,297) may also be a first name.
Makun Demographics
Average Makun Salary in
United States
$68,521 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Makun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makun (Arabic: مكون, Hindi: मकुन, Marathi: मकुन, Oriya: ମକୁନ, Russian: Макун) is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 134,614th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,179,290 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Makun reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 105,542nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 4,297 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,412 people, or 1 in 73,442. In Nigeria Makun is most frequent in: Niger, where 57 percent live, Ondo, where 9 percent live and Kogi, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 12 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Makun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Makun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Makun last name grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Makun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Makun surname is primarily Muslim (68%) in Nigeria.
The amount Makun earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.72% less than the national average, earning R 136,128 per year and in United States they earn 58.8% more than the national average, earning $68,521 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makun in the Hindi language | ||
| मकुन | makuna | 79.37 |
| मकून | makuna | 15.7 |
| माकुन | makuna | 2.69 |
| मकुं | makum | 0.45 |
| मकूं | makum | 0.45 |
| माकून | makuna | 0.45 |
| मकुन् | makun | 0.45 |
| माकूं | makum | 0.45 |
| Makun in the Oriya language | ||
| ମକୁନ | makuna | 78.57 |
| ମାକୁନ | makuna | 21.43 |
| Makun in the Marathi language | ||
| मकुन | makuna | 65.12 |
| माकुन | makuna | 13.95 |
| मकून | makuna | 13.95 |
| मकुं | makum | 4.65 |
| माकून | makuna | 2.33 |
| Makun in the Russian language | ||
| Макун | makun | - |
| Makun in the Arabic language | ||
| مكون | mkwn | - |
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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 Makun
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