Makunda Surname

124,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3481:54,8076,594
Kenya1,0461:44,1494,572
Zimbabwe4611:33,4895,157
Tanzania4351:121,70511,552
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
India321:23,970,793327,222
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Belgium131:884,35769,774
England81:6,964,757184,742
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Makunda (8,688) may also be a first name.

Makunda Last Name Facts

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

Makunda (Bengali: মকুন্দ, Hindi: मकुन्दा, Marathi: मकुंदा, Oriya: ମକୁ, Russian: Макунда) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makunda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 124,423rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,988,959 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Makunda live; 41 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 67,291st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 8,688 people.

The surname Makunda is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,348 people, or 1 in 54,807. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.

Makunda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makunda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makunda in the Bengali language
মকুন্দmakunda-
Makunda in the Oriya language
ମକୁmaku97.22
ମକୁଂଦmakunda0.35
ମକୁତାିmakutai0.23
ମକୁଅmaku'a0.05
ମକୁାାଇଁmakuaa'im0.05
ମକୁଓmaku'o0.05
ମକୁତାୀmakutai0.05
ମକୁଏmaku'e0.05
ଡୁଡକାdudaka0.03
ଯେଶାଦାyesada0.03
ଗଡୁଆgadu'a0.03
ମକୁଳmakula0.03
ମକୁଦmakuda0.03
କୁେଦଇkueda'i0.03
ମକୁଲmakula0.03
ମକୁରmakura0.03
Makunda in the Hindi language
मकुन्दाmakunda97.18
मकुंदाmakunda2.82
Makunda in the Marathi language
मकुंदाmakunda89.42
मकूंदाmakunda5.47
मुकुंदाmukunda0.73
माकुंदाmakunda0.73
मकूदाmakuda0.36
मुकूदांmukudam0.36
मकुंदmakunda0.36
मकुन्डाmakunda0.36
मकुंडाmakunda0.36
मुकुंदmukunda0.36
मंकुदाmankuda0.36
Makunda in the Russian language
Макундаmakunda-

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