Makenga Surname
Approximately 36,088 people bear this surname
Makenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 35,032 | 1:2,109 | 203 |
| Tanzania | 738 | 1:71,737 | 7,497 |
| Kenya | 248 | 1:186,209 | 13,948 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Makenga (915) may also be a first name.
Makenga Demographics
Makenga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makenga is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makenga? popularity and diffusion
Makenga is the 15,450th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 201,938 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makenga live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Makenga is also the 268,007th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 915 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 35,032 people, or 1 in 2,109. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Makenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Makenga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Makenga
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