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 last name Makanani is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Makanani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makanani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 256,086th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 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. It is also the 117,750th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 3,607 people.

The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 1,176 people, or 1 in 14,557. Without taking into account Malawi this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Makanani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Makanani are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political 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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