Makeny Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Makeny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Makeny (17) may also be a first name.
Makeny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makeny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makeny occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makeny? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makeny is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Makeny are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 17 people.
Makeny is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Turkana County, where 82 percent reside, Kisii County, where 9 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Makeny occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent reside and Sudan, where 14 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
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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 Makeny
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