Makinya Surname
Approximately 336 people bear this surname
Makinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 140 | 1:378,154 | 27,501 |
| Kenya | 82 | 1:563,170 | 26,996 |
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Makinya (90) may also be a first name.
Makinya Demographics
Average Makinya Salary in
South Africa
R 80,340
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makinya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makinya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makinya is the 825,152nd most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Makinya reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 90 people.
Makinya is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 378,154. In Tanzania Makinya is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 84 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 6 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside.
Makinya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Makinya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Makinya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.19% less than the national average, earning R 80,340 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhinya | 93 | 1,145 | / |
| Makenya | 86 | 1,361 | / |
| Makinia | 86 | 207 | / |
| Makinja | 86 | 48 | / |
| Makinea | 86 | 41 | / |
| Makinyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makhenya | 80 | 22 | / |
| Makhinia | 80 | 20 | / |
| Makiniah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Makhynya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makainyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makainia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maukinja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokhinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makinojia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Makinogia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makenja | 71 | 66 | / |
| Mokenya | 71 | 58 | / |
| Mokinyo | 71 | 20 | / |
| Makenia | 71 | 9 | / |
| Macinja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makinio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makenyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacKhigney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhynia | 67 | 1,861 | / |
| Machinja | 67 | 394 | / |
| Machinea | 67 | 108 | / |
| Machinia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mackenja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makhenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macuinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moukigna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maquinha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Makinya
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