Markatu Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Markatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Markatu (78) may also be a first name.
Markatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Markatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Markatu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Markatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Markatu is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Markatu live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 78 people.
The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Markatu is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 100 percent are found. Beside South Africa Markatu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent are found and Spain, where 10 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 Markatu
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