Makinia Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Makinia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makinia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1911:241,78016,739
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Makinia (120) may also be a first name.

Makinia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makinia occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makinia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,155,901st most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name Makinia is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Makinia live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Makinia is also the 852,104th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 120 people.

The last name Makinia is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 241,780. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 51 percent live, Bungoma County, where 40 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 5 percent live. Outside of Kenya Makinia occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Makinia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Makinia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Makinia last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Makinia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhinia9320/
Makiniah933/
Makainia931/
Maekinia931/
Makinojia882/
Makinogia881/
Makinya86336/
Makunia86175/
Makinja8648/
Makinea8641/
Makenia869/
Makinio861/
Makhynia801,861/
Makhinya801,145/
Machinia8064/
Makuenia8041/
Makuniha807/
Makhenia801/
Maukinja801/
Meakeania751/
Mekhainia751/
Makunja712,931/
Makenya711,361/
Makenja7166/
Macinio712/
Macinja711/
Mokunia711/
Makinyo711/
Makunio711/
Machinja67394/
Machinea67108/
Makhenya6722/
Machenia678/
Mackenja672/
Makhynya671/
Maikenya671/
Macuinja671/
Moukigna671/
Makainyo671/
Mokhinya671/
Maquinha671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Makinia
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