Makhanya Surname
Approximately 33,913 people bear this surname
Makhanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 28,261 | 1:1,917 | 238 |
| Swaziland | 4,244 | 1:306 | 64 |
| Lesotho | 1,315 | 1:1,546 | 148 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Makhanya (262) may also be a first name.
Makhanya Demographics
Average Makhanya Salary in
United States
$26,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Makhanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makhanya (Hindi: मखन्या, Russian: Маханя) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makhanya is the 16,377th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 214,889 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhanya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makhanya is also the 549,774th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 262 people.
It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 28,261 people, or 1 in 1,917. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 64 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent live. Aside from South Africa Makhanya exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 13 percent live and Lesotho, where 4 percent live.
Makhanya Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Makhanya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 33.93% less than the national average, earning R 157,008 per year and in United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makhanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makhanya in the Hindi language | ||
| मखन्या | makhan'ya | - |
| Makhanya in the Russian language | ||
| Маханя | mahana | - |
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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 Makhanya
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