Makunde Surname

200,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makunde Surname User-submission:

The Makunde surname means 'winners', 'conquerors'. It comes from the verb kukunda, meaning 'to win', 'to conquer'.

Makunde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,7961:8,5961,026
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
India301:25,568,846339,406
England271:2,063,63279,942
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
France161:4,151,420237,746
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Makunde (205) may also be a first name.

Makunde Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Makunde surname means 'winners', 'conquerors'. It comes from the verb kukunda, meaning 'to win', 'to conquer'.

- Zimbabwean Surnames

Makunde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makunde (Hindi: मकुन्दे, Marathi: माकुंडे) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makunde? popularity and diffusion

Makunde is the 200,386th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,498,582 people. Makunde occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Makunde live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makunde is also the 632,267th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 205 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,796 people, or 1 in 8,596. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 29 percent live, Harare Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Makunde exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Makunde Last Name Statistics demography

Makunde earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.6% less than the national average, earning R 86,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makunde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makunde in the Hindi language
मकुन्देmakunde93.88
मकुन्डेmakunde2.04
मकुंदेmakunde2.04
माकुंदेmakunde2.04
Makunde in the Marathi language
माकुंडेmakunde60
मकुंदेmakunde13.33
मकुंडेmakunde13.33
माकुंदेmakunde13.33

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