Makoenya Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makoenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Makoenya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho991:20,5314,267
South Africa661:820,87455,153
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Makoenya Demographics

Average Makoenya Salary in
South Africa

R 251,652

Per year
Rank:
55,270 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000170707
Rank: 45,620 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
105.9%
Sample size: 17 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

View the highest/lowest earning families in South Africa

Makoenya Last Name Facts

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

Makoenya is found most in Lesotho. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makoenya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,348,199th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Makoenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makoenya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 20,531. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 51 percent live, Maseru District, where 30 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 40 percent live.

Makoenya Last Name Statistics demography

Makoenya earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning R 251,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokoenya88121/
Mokowenya821/
Makuenia7541/
Mokoenia7511/
Makounia751/
Makajinya719/
Meakeania711/
Maikounia711/
Makaunja632/
Makainia631/
Makainyo631/
Makounjou5910/
Makounjop591/
Moukougna591/
Macuinja501/
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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 Makoenya
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