Makaniso Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Makaniso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Makaniso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makaniso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makaniso occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makaniso? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Makaniso live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 482,445. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 41 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 28 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 11 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmakaniso | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mhakaniso | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makanisa | 88 | 80 | / |
| Mokaniso | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makangisa | 82 | 16 | / |
| Makanisah | 82 | 6 | / |
| Makanissa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Makhanisa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makanisad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makangisha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mokhangiso | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macanuso | 75 | 15 | / |
| Mekanisa | 75 | 9 | / |
| Makoneso | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mokaneso | 75 | 6 | / |
| Makaniza | 75 | 5 | / |
| Makanica | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mokanisa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makanesa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maccanico | 71 | 110 | / |
| Mokhanisa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mekanissa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mokhoniso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magcanisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makenissa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokanisah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makaneza | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mokanezo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makangeza | 59 | 1 | / |
| MacConico | 59 | 1 | / |
| Makhangeza | 56 | 38 | / |
| Makaangeza | 56 | 2 | / |
| Mocanica | 50 | 4 | / |
| Makonesa | 50 | 3 | / |
| Maconeco | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mocaniţă | 50 | 1 | / |
| Makenesa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mackaynezhad | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mekeniša | 50 | 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 Makaniso
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