Makushi Surname
Approximately 332 people bear this surname
Makushi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Makushi (41) may also be a first name.
Makushi Demographics
Average Makushi Salary in
South Africa
R 174,912
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makushi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makushi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makushi (Hindi: मकुशी) is most common in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makushi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 832,284th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makushi live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.
It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 280 people, or 1 in 263,856. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Makushi Last Name Statistics demography
Makushi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.4% less than the national average, earning R 174,912 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makushi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makushi in the Hindi language | ||
| मकुशी | makusi | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Makushi
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