Makuu Surname
Approximately 488 people bear this surname
Makuu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 360 | 1:128,278 | 10,569 |
| Tanzania | 115 | 1:460,362 | 31,974 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Makuu (127) may also be a first name.
Makuu Demographics
Makuu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makuu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makuu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makuu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makuu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 627,290th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. Makuu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Makuu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Makuu is also the 825,494th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 127 people.
The surname Makuu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 128,278. In Kenya Makuu is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 63 percent are found, Machakos County, where 20 percent are found and Makueni County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Makuu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Makuu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Makuu
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