Makana Surname
Approximately 10,297 people bear this surname
Makana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,771 | 1:26,662 | 3,342 |
| South Africa | 1,707 | 1:31,739 | 4,064 |
| Kenya | 1,699 | 1:27,181 | 3,037 |
| India | 1,493 | 1:513,775 | 25,721 |
| Congo | 487 | 1:10,245 | 1,401 |
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Nigeria | 419 | 1:422,775 | 21,904 |
| Gabon | 253 | 1:7,467 | 1,394 |
| Lesotho | 187 | 1:10,869 | 2,461 |
| Tanzania | 174 | 1:304,262 | 23,403 |
| Niger | 131 | 1:146,504 | 5,405 |
| Zimbabwe | 105 | 1:147,031 | 18,799 |
| Uganda | 81 | 1:481,966 | 28,034 |
| Papua New Guinea | 78 | 1:104,535 | 14,121 |
| Solomon Islands | 70 | 1:8,286 | 1,347 |
| Zambia | 44 | 1:360,226 | 18,771 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
The alternate forms: Makaña (1) & Makanâ (1) are calculated separately.
Makana (5,026) may also be a first name.
Makana Demographics
Makana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makana (Arabic: مكانا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻛﺎﻧﺎ, Hindi: मकना, Marathi: मकना, Oriya: ମକନା) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as: Makaña or Makanâ. For other potential spellings of Makana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 49,907th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 707,735 people. The surname Makana is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Makana are found; 34 percent are found in Central Africa and 34 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 95,915th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 5,026 people.
Makana is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,771 people, or 1 in 26,662. Other than The DR Congo Makana exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Kenya, where 16 percent are found.
Makana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Makana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.91% less than the national average, earning R 140,424 per year and in United States they earn 63.88% more than the national average, earning $70,714 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makana in the Hindi language | ||
| मकना | makana | 91.63 |
| मकाना | makana | 6.95 |
| मकाणा | makana | 0.64 |
| मकणा | makana | 0.43 |
| माकणा | makana | 0.14 |
| मकां | makam | 0.07 |
| मुकना | mukana | 0.07 |
| Makana in the Oriya language | ||
| ମକନା | makana | 87.5 |
| ମାକାନା | makana | 12.5 |
| Makana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻛﺎﻧﺎ | makana | 75 |
| ﻛﻤﺎﻧﺔ | kmant | 25 |
| Makana in the Marathi language | ||
| मकना | makana | 53.06 |
| मकणा | makana | 34.69 |
| मकाना | makana | 8.16 |
| मकोबाना | makobana | 4.08 |
| Makana in the Arabic language | ||
| مكانا | mkana | - |
| ماكانا | makana | - |
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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
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- 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 Makana
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