Makanzo Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makanzo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makanzo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania901:588,24037,030
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makanzo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makanzo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Makanzo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makanzo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makanzo is the 1,409,418th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makanzo live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 588,240. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 92 percent live and Arusha Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makandzo933/
Makanzou931/
Makanza863,701/
Makonzo861,132/
Mokanzo86261/
Macanzo8617/
Makanjo862/
Makondzo80426/
Makhenzo8028/
Makhanza8026/
Makandza8012/
Makhonzo806/
Makandjo803/
Makancho802/
Mackanza801/
Makanzah801/
Moikanzo801/
Makanjuo801/
Makandjou7593/
MacKeinzo7546/
Mokandzou7522/
Mackondzo755/
Makounzou751/
Makhantso751/
Makhandza751/
Makonza711,481/
Makonjo71975/
Mokanza71770/
Makanja71668/
Mokonzo71527/
Makonco71244/
Mokanjo71125/
Makonso7163/
Macanjo7152/
Makansa7127/
Maconzo7110/
Macanza716/
Makamso711/
Mekanza711/
Makanca711/
Macandza679,286/
Macondzo676,193/
Makhonza67508/
Moukanza67210/
Makhonco67132/
Makandja6751/
Maikgantsho6717/
Makhonjo6713/
Moukanjo6713/
Makhanja6712/
Mackanja678/
Mokandza675/
Makondjo674/
Mokandjo674/
Mokantso673/
Makontso672/
Makonsho672/
Makansas672/
Makaunja672/
Maikonso671/
Maikanxa671/
Makhanxa671/
Makonjou671/
Makonsou671/
Mokondzo671/
Maqondzo671/
Makhanca671/
Mekandza671/
Maucanso670/

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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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  • 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 Makanzo
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