Makang'a Surname
Approximately 625 people bear this surname
Makang'a Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 457 | 1:115,846 | 11,101 |
| Kenya | 167 | 1:276,526 | 18,122 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Makang'a (179) may also be a first name.
Makang'a Demographics
Makang'a Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makang'a Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makang'a Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makang'a is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makang'a? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 520,629th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,660,073 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makang'a are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 179 people.
The last name Makang'a is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 457 people, or 1 in 115,846. In Tanzania Makang'a is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 88 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 9 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Makang'a is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 27 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Makang'a Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Makang'a
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis