Makanani Surname

256,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Makanani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makanani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,1761:14,5572,276
Zimbabwe2591:59,6079,026
United States941:3,855,946211,262
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Makanani (3,607) may also be a first name.

Makanani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makanani occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makanani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makanani is the 256,086th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,732,173 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Makanani reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makanani is also the 117,750th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 3,607 people.

The surname Makanani is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,176 people, or 1 in 14,557. Barring Malawi Makanani occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Makanani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Makanani are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Makanani earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.97% more than the national average, earning $50,471 USD per year.

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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 Makanani
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