Makanju Surname

302,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Makanju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makanju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1911:148,7349,449
England351:1,591,94567,242
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Makanju (520) may also be a first name.

Makanju Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Makanju Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Makanju (Hindi: मकन्जू) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makanju? popularity and diffusion

Makanju is the 302,272nd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,802,186 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Makanju are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Makanju is also the 370,386th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 520 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,191 people, or 1 in 148,734. In Nigeria Makanju is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 22 percent live, Ondo, where 13 percent live and Ekiti, where 11 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Makanju Last Name Statistics demography

Makanju earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makanju Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makanju in the Hindi language
मकन्जूmakanju62.5
मकन्जुmakanju25
मकंजूmakanju12.5

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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
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  • 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 Makanju
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