Makune Surname
Approximately 3,024 people bear this surname
Makune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,394 | 1:28,005 | 3,873 |
| Tanzania | 971 | 1:54,523 | 5,969 |
| India | 334 | 1:2,296,603 | 75,349 |
| Cameroon | 288 | 1:72,115 | 9,028 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Makune (108) may also be a first name.
Makune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makune Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makune (Hindi: माकुने, Marathi: माकुणे) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makune? popularity and diffusion
Makune is the 146,568th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,409,903 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Makune reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Makune is also the 904,892nd most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 108 people.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,394 people, or 1 in 28,005. In Uganda it is most common in: Kyenjojo District, where 30 percent are found, Kabarole District, where 25 percent are found and Hoima District, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Makune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Makune has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Makune surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makune Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makune in the Hindi language | ||
| माकुने | makune | - |
| Makune in the Marathi language | ||
| माकुणे | makune | 80.3 |
| माकुने | makune | 13.64 |
| माकूणे | makune | 3.41 |
| माकूने | makune | 0.76 |
| मुकुंद | mukunda | 0.38 |
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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
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- 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 Makune
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