Makganya Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makganya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makganya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Makganya (53) may also be a first name.

Makganya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makganya is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makganya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makganya is the 2,091,648th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makganya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 53 people.

The last name Makganya is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 677,221. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 48 percent reside, Limpopo, where 16 percent reside and North West, where 14 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Makganya Last Name Statistics demography

Makganya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.77% less than the national average, earning R 114,624 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makganyoa946/
Mmakganya944/
Makanya935,646/
Maganya934,183/
Makganyoha8930/
Makhanya8833,913/
Manganya88970/
Mokganya88640/
Magcanya88195/
Maikanya8814/
Makgonya8813/
Makaanya886/
Mhaganya885/
Mauganya884/
Maiganya884/
Makganyo884/
Makanyad881/
Maghanya881/
Maukanya881/
Maaganya881/
Mgakanya881/
Magkanya881/
Makanyea881/
Mainganya82547/
Mang'anya82392/
Maunganya82166/
Maqukanya82144/
Mmakgonya824/
Mhanganya823/
Makahanya823/
Mahakanya821/
Mak'hanya821/
Makhannya821/
Makhanyaa821/
Makhanyha821/
Magagna802,523/
Maganha801,465/
Makonya801,297/
Maganja801,020/
Magonya80700/
Makanja80668/
Makanha80365/
Magania80342/
Mokanya80308/
Makania8043/
Maganyo8030/
Makanyo8016/
Moganya8011/
Macanya807/
Maganña801/
Mmang'anya784/
Magqukanya781/
Makhanyoha781/
Mokhanya75890/
Makhonya75255/
Monganya75241/
Mangonya7558/
Makhania7544/
Manganja7523/
Maghania7517/
Makhanja7512/
Mackonya759/
Mangania759/
Mackanja758/
Maganias757/
Makhanyo757/
Moikanya756/
Magkania754/
Manganyo754/
Magangna753/
Mokgonya753/
Makaunja752/
Maikanha752/
Maghagna752/
Magonyoa752/
Magaunja751/
Maghanyo751/
Makainia751/
Makainyo751/
Mokanyah751/
Mokganyo751/
Magaña71111,568/
Makanojia7181/
Manganija7122/
Maigounya7115/
Manghania716/
Makanjuoa715/
Macanyoha714/
Makanjoha713/
Makanihas713/
Makanijay713/
Makanajia711/
Meakeania711/
Magańa711/
Magkanias711/
Makaña711/
Maghamnia711/
Maqukanyo711/
Magueania711/
Magonyo67648/
Maganjo67435/
Makonyo67331/
Makanio67150/
Mokonya67148/
Macanha6797/
Mokanja6756/
Manganihay6727/
Magagno6726/
Macanja6717/
Makanjuoha675/
Maganio673/
Makanjo672/
Macanyo672/
Moganyo672/
Makhanojia671/
Mogonya671/
Moganha671/
Macania671/
Maagaña671/
Maghanihad671/
Maghaña671/
Magaaña671/
Makaneo671/
Mokania671/
Makagno671/
Maganho671/

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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 Makganya
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