Makhanu Surname

101,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Makhanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makhanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,5311:10,1921,295
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Makhanu (1,803) may also be a first name.

Makhanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makhanu (Hindi: मखानू, Marathi: मखनु, Oriya: ମାଖନୁ) is found most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Makhanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Makhanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 101,683rd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,569,915 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhanu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Makhanu is also the 179,947th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 1,803 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,531 people, or 1 in 10,192. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 60 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Makhanu occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Makhanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makhanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makhanu in the Oriya language
ମାଖନୁmakhanu94.03
ମଖନୁmakhanu2.99
ମାଖନୂmakhanu0.9
ମାଖୁନୁmakhunu0.9
ମାଖାନୁmakhanu0.6
Makhanu in the Hindi language
मखानूmakhanu66.67
मखनूmakhanu22.22
मखानुmakhanu7.41
मखडूmakhadu3.7
Makhanu in the Marathi language
मखनुmakhanu48
माखनूmakhanu12
खानkhana8
मखनूmakhanu8
माखनुmakhanu8
माखणुmakhanu4
मखानुmakhanu4
माखाणुmakhanu4
मखणुmakhanu4

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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 Makhanu
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