Makanja Surname
Approximately 668 people bear this surname
Makanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 573 | 1:92,394 | 9,247 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makanja (169) may also be a first name.
Makanja Demographics
Average Makanja Salary in
South Africa
R 72,732
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makanja (Hindi: मकंजा) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makanja is the 494,499th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,909,500 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makanja reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 703,581st most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 169 people.
The surname Makanja is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 573 people, or 1 in 92,394. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 52 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 32 percent live and Arusha Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Makanja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Makanja surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Makanja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.39% less than the national average, earning R 72,732 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makanja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makanja in the Hindi language | ||
| मकंजा | makanja | - |
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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 Makanja
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