Makinza Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makinza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makinza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2181:248,52225,292
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Makinza (10) may also be a first name.

Makinza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makinza is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Makinza.

How Common Is The Last Name Makinza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 883,255th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. Makinza occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Makinza reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makinza is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name Makinza is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 248,522. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 78 percent reside, Western Cape, where 13 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Makinza Last Name Statistics demography

Makinza earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44% less than the national average, earning R 133,068 per year.

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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 Makinza
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