Makanga Surname
Approximately 23,919 people bear this surname
Makanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 4,657 | 1:1,071 | 168 |
| DR Congo | 3,810 | 1:19,391 | 2,447 |
| Kenya | 3,774 | 1:12,236 | 1,531 |
| Uganda | 3,460 | 1:11,283 | 1,886 |
| Tanzania | 2,862 | 1:18,498 | 2,369 |
| Gabon | 1,718 | 1:1,100 | 188 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,393 | 1:11,083 | 1,422 |
| Malawi | 810 | 1:21,135 | 3,253 |
| Namibia | 585 | 1:4,119 | 756 |
| Zambia | 574 | 1:27,613 | 2,888 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Makanga (1,269) may also be a first name.
Makanga Demographics
Makanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makanga is more commonly found in The Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Makanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Makanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 22,712th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 304,676 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makanga are found; 43 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 221,510th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 1,269 people.
The surname is most numerous in The Congo, where it is held by 4,657 people, or 1 in 1,071. In The Congo Makanga is most numerous in: Pointe-Noire Department, where 33 percent are found, Niari Department, where 25 percent are found and Brazzaville Department, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account The Congo this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Kenya, where 16 percent are found.
Makanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (92%) in Kenya.
The amount Makanga earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.08% more than the national average, earning R 268,716 per year and in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 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 Makanga
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