Mamaku Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mamaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mamaku (43) may also be a first name.

Mamaku Last Name Facts

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

Mamaku (Hindi: ममकू, Marathi: मामकू) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mamaku is the 2,136,387th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Mamaku are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Mamaku is also the 1,545,828th most numerous first name globally, borne by 43 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 123,541. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 41 percent reside, East Sepik, where 39 percent reside and Enga, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Mamaku occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamakou92248/
Maimaku9224/
Mamakau9210/
Mamakhau8613/
Maumaiku862/
Mamakous861/
Maimakou861/
Maimaiku861/
Momaku8323/
Mamoku833/
Memaku833/
Mamacus7775/
Mamakoe7730/
Maimoku7710/
Mamacud775/
Memakau773/
Mamekui771/
Mamokou771/
Maimascu7194/
Maumakoe7135/
Mamoukou714/
Mamadcou711/
Maimoukou6710/
Momeku675/
Memoku671/
Memeku671/
Momoku671/
Mahamadqou632/
Memokou6248/
Moumoku6216/
Momakoe622/
Meimoku621/
Mamocud621/
Moumakoe57708/
Memoukou5713/
Moimakoe571/
Moymakoe571/
Memoukeu571/
Momogkou571/
Moomakoe571/

Mamaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mamaku in the Hindi language
ममकूmamaku-
Mamaku in the Marathi language
मामकूmamaku50
मामकुmamaku50

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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 Mamaku
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