Makanka Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Makanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4381:168,67517,317
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Makanka (20) may also be a first name.

Makanka Last Name Facts

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

Makanka occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Makanka.

How Common Is The Last Name Makanka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 668,257th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. The last name Makanka is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makanka reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Makanka is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 438 people, or 1 in 168,675. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Makanka
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