Makananda Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makananda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makananda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1851:292,85228,409
India101:76,706,538639,611
England11:55,718,059489,080

Makananda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makananda (Marathi: मकानंदा, Oriya: ମକନ) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makananda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makananda is the 1,202,518th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Makananda are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 292,852. In South Africa Makananda is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent reside, Western Cape, where 34 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Other than South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Makananda Last Name Statistics demography

Makananda earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.21% less than the national average, earning R 106,428 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhananda9551/
Makanandi894/
Mekanandha847/
Makangonda841/
Mokangonda745/
Makon'onda741/
Makongonda741/
Makononde671/
Mokononde563/
Mocounandi531/
Macongonde531/

Makananda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makananda in the Oriya language
ମକନmakana-
Makananda in the Marathi language
मकानंदाmakananda-

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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 Makananda
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