Makuye Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Makuye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Makuye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makuye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makuye occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makuye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Makuye are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 2,647,673. In Iran it is most numerous in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 97 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 3 percent are found. Beside Iran Makuye is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 36 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Makuye
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