Makonyo Surname
Approximately 331 people bear this surname
Makonyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 321 | 1:164,927 | 14,641 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Makonyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makonyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makonyo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makonyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makonyo is the 833,931st most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. The surname Makonyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makonyo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Makonyo is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 164,927. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 98 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
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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 Makonyo
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