Makanyi Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Makanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 85 | 1:459,286 | 27,240 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Namibia | 14 | 1:172,100 | 9,625 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Makanyi (18) may also be a first name.
Makanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makanyi occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makanyi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,497,948th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makanyi reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 18 people.
Makanyi is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 459,286. In Uganda Makanyi is primarily found in: Sironko District, where 62 percent live, Mbale District, where 13 percent live and Kampala District, where 12 percent live. Beside Uganda Makanyi is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Namibia, where 10 percent live.
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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 Makanyi
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