Makani Surname
Approximately 19,324 people bear this surname
Makani Surname Definition:
Makani is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: stories.
Makani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,967 | 1:85,543 | 5,725 |
| DR Congo | 2,456 | 1:30,081 | 3,773 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,423 | 1:10,849 | 1,383 |
| Congo | 913 | 1:5,465 | 862 |
| Zambia | 883 | 1:17,950 | 2,005 |
| Tanzania | 839 | 1:63,101 | 6,728 |
| Malawi | 784 | 1:21,836 | 3,343 |
| Kenya | 629 | 1:73,418 | 6,894 |
| Cameroon | 572 | 1:36,310 | 4,889 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| South Africa | 176 | 1:307,828 | 29,442 |
| United States | 164 | 1:2,210,115 | 138,772 |
| Pakistan | 149 | 1:1,198,952 | 14,366 |
| Papua New Guinea | 148 | 1:55,093 | 6,981 |
| England | 145 | 1:384,262 | 26,878 |
| Iran | 105 | 1:731,262 | 37,809 |
| Ivory Coast | 102 | 1:226,189 | 9,304 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| Thailand | 56 | 1:1,261,399 | 181,528 |
| Algeria | 53 | 1:728,897 | 41,087 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Niue | 7 | 1:231 | 55 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Makani (11,130) may also be a first name.
Makani Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Makani is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: stories.
Makani is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a child that arrives at the time that a dispute is settled.
Makani Demographics
Average Makani Salary in
United States
$50,320 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Makani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻛﺎﻥ, Hindi: मकानी, Marathi: मकानी, Oriya: ମକନୀ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 27,821st most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 377,124 people. Makani is primarily found in Asia, where 49 percent of Makani reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 57,025th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 11,130 people.
Makani is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 8,967 people, or 1 in 85,543. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 58 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 20 percent are found and Karnataka, where 10 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
Makani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Makani surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Makani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.26% less than the national average, earning R 122,964 per year; in United States they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning $50,320 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $47,413 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻛﺎﻥ | makan | - |
| Makani in the Hindi language | ||
| मकानी | makani | 89.21 |
| मकनी | makani | 8.91 |
| मकणी | makani | 1.35 |
| मकाणी | makani | 0.18 |
| माकणी | makani | 0.18 |
| माकनी | makani | 0.12 |
| मकनि | makani | 0.06 |
| Makani in the Marathi language | ||
| मकानी | makani | 57.08 |
| मकाणी | makani | 15.03 |
| माकानी | makani | 13.08 |
| माकाणी | makani | 4.97 |
| माकणी | makani | 2.7 |
| मकणी | makani | 2.16 |
| मकनी | makani | 1.62 |
| मकरानी | makarani | 1.3 |
| मकािन | makaina | 0.65 |
| रजनी | rajani | 0.22 |
| मालाणी | malani | 0.22 |
| मनीषा | manisa | 0.22 |
| माकनी | makani | 0.22 |
| मकिण | makina | 0.11 |
| Makani in the Oriya language | ||
| ମକନୀ | makani | 25 |
| ମାକାନି | makani | 25 |
| ମାକନି | makani | 25 |
| ମକନି | makani | 12.5 |
| ମକାନୀ | makani | 12.5 |
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