Makusta Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Makusta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Makusta Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1381:334,63720,269
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771

Makusta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makusta is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Makusta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makusta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,391,595th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. Makusta is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makusta live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 334,637. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 56 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 44 percent live. Other than Kenya Makusta occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makosta8617/
Makista868/
Makusti863/
Makhosta801/
Makousto801/
Makhistha751/
Macosta71161/
MacUsty715/
MacKhusted711/
Magcosta67234/
Macuiste678/
Mequista673/
Maquisto671/
Makostey671/
Macuster671/
Maiquisto631/
Mokosto571/
Moquisto531/
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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 Makusta
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