Makonje Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Makonje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 89 | 1:438,644 | 26,475 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makonje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makonje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makonje occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makonje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makonje is the 1,849,867th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. Makonje occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makonje are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 438,644. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Sironko District, where 46 percent reside, Mbale District, where 42 percent reside and Kampala District, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Makonje exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 6 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Makonje
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