Makenge Surname
Approximately 5,505 people bear this surname
Makenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,667 | 1:20,147 | 2,543 |
| Tanzania | 1,367 | 1:38,728 | 4,449 |
| Kenya | 437 | 1:105,675 | 9,126 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makenge (333) may also be a first name.
Makenge Demographics
Makenge Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makenge is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makenge? popularity and diffusion
Makenge is the 87,388th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,323,805 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makenge are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 479,726th most widespread first name in the world, held by 333 people.
This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,667 people, or 1 in 20,147. Excluding The DR Congo Makenge occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.
Makenge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Makenge surname is primarily 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 Makenge
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