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 surname Makuye is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makuye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Makuye reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 2,647,673. In Iran Makuye is most prevalent in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 97 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 3 percent live. Besides Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
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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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