Makinja Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Makinja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Makinja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makinja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makinja occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makinja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makinja is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Makinja live; 90 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Makinja is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Makinja is most numerous in: Western Highlands, where 60 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 37 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 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
- 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 Makinja
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