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    The surname Makki

    An Arabic surname, carried by 628 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M200

    Makki: #35,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Makki #35,764, 628 people Makki: #35,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Makki #35,764, 628 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Makki is more common than 78% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic مَكِّيّ (makkiyy, “Meccan”). This surname is mostly found in Sudan.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 628 people named Makki in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 491,633 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 490.

    #35,764
    rank among US surnames
    628
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +28.2%
    change since 2000 (was #41,793)

    Who is named Makki

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    81% of people named Makki identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as two or more races and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Two or more races 6.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Makki

    Makki has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Makki come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic مَكِّيّ (makkiyy, “Meccan”). This surname is mostly found in Sudan.
    How common is the surname Makki?
    628 people in the United States had the surname Makki in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 491,633 Americans. It ranked 35,764th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Makki?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Makki identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Makki getting more or less common?
    More common. 490 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 628 in 2010, up 28%.