Makundya Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makundya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makundya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania291:1,825,57347,638
England11:55,718,059489,080

Makundya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makundya is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makundya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Makundya is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Makundya live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Makundya is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,825,573. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 31 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 31 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found.

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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 Makundya
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