Makhonge Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Makhonge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 82 | 1:563,170 | 26,996 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makhonge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhonge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makhonge is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhonge? popularity and diffusion
Makhonge is the 1,795,579th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhonge are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Makhonge is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 563,170. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 94 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 5 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Makhonge occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Makhonge
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