Makheni Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Makheni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Makheni (99) may also be a first name.
Makheni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makheni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makheni is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makheni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,372,517th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makheni reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Makheni is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 99 people.
It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.
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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 Makheni
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