Makasani Surname

593,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makasani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makasani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2291:67,41610,100
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Zambia331:480,30121,871
India71:109,580,769786,157
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710

Makasani (323) may also be a first name.

Makasani Last Name Facts

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

Makasani (Hindi: मकसनी, Marathi: मकसानी) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makasani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makasani is the 593,568th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. The last name Makasani occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makasani are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 488,148th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 323 people.

The surname Makasani is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 67,416. In Zimbabwe Makasani is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 78 percent are found, Matabeleland South Province, where 14 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.

Makasani Last Name Statistics demography

Makasani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.16% less than the national average, earning R 132,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makasani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makasani in the Hindi language
मकसनीmakasani-
Makasani in the Marathi language
मकसानीmakasani-

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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 Makasani
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