Makonge Surname
Approximately 967 people bear this surname
Makonge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 584 | 1:90,653 | 9,106 |
| Kenya | 262 | 1:176,259 | 13,309 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Makonge (274) may also be a first name.
Makonge Demographics
Makonge Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makonge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makonge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makonge is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makonge? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 371,278th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 7,536,242 people. The last name Makonge occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makonge are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 536,832nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 274 people.
The surname Makonge is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 584 people, or 1 in 90,653. In Tanzania Makonge is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 63 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 16 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Makonge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Makonge
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