Makanera Surname

237,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guinea
Highest density in:
Guinea

Makanera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makanera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guinea9891:11,965371
Mali5811:29,207949
Senegal1081:134,9941,199
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Makanera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makanera (Marathi: मकानेरा) is carried by more people in Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makanera? popularity and diffusion

Makanera is the 237,397th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,309,607 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makanera are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Mande Africa.

The last name Makanera is most frequently held in Guinea, where it is held by 989 people, or 1 in 11,965. In Guinea Makanera is primarily concentrated in: Boké Region, where 69 percent are found, Conakry Region, where 19 percent are found and Kindia Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 34 percent are found and Senegal, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makanera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makanera in the Marathi language
मकानेराmakanera-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Makanera
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis