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
Makinya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makinya is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makinya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 825,152nd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Makinya live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Makinya is also the 1,005,046th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 90 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 378,154. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 84 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 6 percent live and Tabora Region, where 6 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live.
Makinya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Makinya surname is primarily 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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