Makanza Surname
Approximately 3,701 people bear this surname
Makanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,677 | 1:31,569 | 3,728 |
| DR Congo | 1,382 | 1:53,458 | 6,444 |
| Zimbabwe | 572 | 1:26,990 | 4,142 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Makanza (154) may also be a first name.
Makanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makanza is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makanza? popularity and diffusion
Makanza is the 123,385th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,969,075 people. The surname Makanza is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makanza live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Makanza is also the 740,891st most common first name worldwide, held by 154 people.
Makanza is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,677 people, or 1 in 31,569. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 27 percent reside, Geita Region, where 26 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Makanza
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