Makus Surname
Approximately 1,659 people bear this surname
Makus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 497 | 1:356,424 | 19,191 |
| Germany | 272 | 1:295,976 | 30,536 |
| United States | 169 | 1:2,144,727 | 135,635 |
| Indonesia | 113 | 1:1,170,347 | 83,147 |
| Poland | 102 | 1:372,635 | 40,973 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Belarus | 90 | 1:105,567 | 15,905 |
| Brazil | 70 | 1:3,058,205 | 88,974 |
| Paraguay | 66 | 1:109,648 | 2,491 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Ukraine | 24 | 1:1,896,779 | 136,831 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Makuś (60) & Makuš (5) are calculated separately.
Makus (593) may also be a first name.
Makus Demographics
Average Makus Salary in
United States
$34,136 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Makus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makus (Hindi: माकूस, Marathi: माकुस, Oriya: ମାକୁସ, Russian: Макус) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Makuś or Makuš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makus? popularity and diffusion
Makus is the 240,995th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,392,734 people. The surname Makus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 32 percent of Makus live; 30 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Makus is also the 343,462nd most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 593 people.
The last name Makus is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 356,424. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 28 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent reside and Bauchi, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Makus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Makus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Makus surname rose 2,414 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Makus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Makus surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (57%) in Belarus.
In The United States those bearing the Makus surname are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.66% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Makus earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.89% less than the national average, earning $34,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $50,818 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makus in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାକୁସ | makusa | - |
| Makus in the Marathi language | ||
| माकुस | makusa | - |
| Makus in the Hindi language | ||
| माकूस | makusa | 42.86 |
| माकुस | makusa | 28.57 |
| मकुश | makusa | 14.29 |
| मकुस | makusa | 14.29 |
| Makus in the Russian language | ||
| Макус | makus | - |
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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 Makus
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