Makongoro Surname

118,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makongoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makongoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,8321:13,8161,789
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Makongoro (573) may also be a first name.

Makongoro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makongoro has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makongoro.

How Common Is The Last Name Makongoro? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 118,813th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,883,574 people. The last name Makongoro occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makongoro reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Makongoro is also the 350,163rd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 573 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,832 people, or 1 in 13,816. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 32 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 16 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makonoro941/
Makangoro891/
Makongora891/
Makomgoro891/
Makonora822/
Makangora783/
Macagoro7112/
Makangara67368/
Makangura6727/
Maukangura632/
Macanaro5927/
Makagara591/
Macogara591/
Magkanara562/
Makhanarah534/
Magkanaras532/
Maikagarath501/

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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 Makongoro
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis