Makanika Surname
Approximately 1,733 people bear this surname
Makanika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 989 | 1:53,530 | 5,886 |
| Zimbabwe | 319 | 1:48,396 | 7,415 |
| Uganda | 303 | 1:128,843 | 11,958 |
| Zambia | 85 | 1:186,470 | 12,510 |
| Greece | 31 | 1:357,413 | 49,581 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Makanika (235) may also be a first name.
Makanika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makanika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makanika is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makanika? popularity and diffusion
It is the 232,869th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,205,162 people. The surname Makanika is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Makanika live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Makanika is also the 584,346th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 235 people.
The last name Makanika is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 989 people, or 1 in 53,530. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Geita Region, where 41 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 18 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 15 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makanikas | 94 | 159 | / |
| Makanikah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makaniko | 88 | 354 | / |
| Makaniki | 88 | 210 | / |
| Makanike | 88 | 78 | / |
| Makanuka | 88 | 17 | / |
| Makonika | 88 | 9 | / |
| Mekanika | 88 | 7 | / |
| Makanyka | 88 | 4 | / |
| Makenika | 88 | 4 | / |
| Makaneka | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makanica | 88 | 2 | / |
| Maqanika | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mekhanika | 82 | 34 | / |
| Maikanike | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maikaniki | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makanhiko | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makonicka | 82 | 0 | / |
| Makhanikhe | 78 | 49 | / |
| Makaneke | 75 | 108 | / |
| Makanuko | 75 | 45 | / |
| Makoneka | 75 | 5 | / |
| Makonike | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mecanika | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makeneka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makhoniko | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Makanika
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