Makhonya Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makhonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makhonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Uganda501:780,78637,485
Lesotho211:96,78810,857
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makhonya (171) may also be a first name.

Makhonya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makhonya (Russian: Махоня) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makhonya? popularity and diffusion

Makhonya is the 1,001,271st most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. Makhonya occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Makhonya are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 698,971st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 171 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 525,997. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Makhonya exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Makhonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Makhonya last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Makhonya last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Makhonya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.95% less than the national average, earning R 95,172 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makhonya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makhonya in the Russian language
Махоняmahona-

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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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  • 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 Makhonya
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