Makunga Surname
Approximately 8,345 people bear this surname
Makunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,629 | 1:14,588 | 1,899 |
| DR Congo | 2,107 | 1:35,064 | 4,343 |
| South Africa | 1,770 | 1:30,609 | 3,937 |
| Kenya | 339 | 1:136,224 | 11,142 |
| Zimbabwe | 176 | 1:87,717 | 12,699 |
| Zambia | 144 | 1:110,069 | 8,604 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Namibia | 34 | 1:70,865 | 7,497 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Makunga (520) may also be a first name.
Makunga Demographics
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Makunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makunga occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makunga? popularity and diffusion
Makunga is the 60,377th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 873,283 people. Makunga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makunga reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Makunga is also the 370,386th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 520 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,629 people, or 1 in 14,588. In Tanzania Makunga is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 15 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 13 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 21 percent reside.
Makunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Makunga surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Makunga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 17.62% less than the national average, earning R 195,768 per year and in United States they earn 47.65% more than the national average, earning $63,708 USD per year.
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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 Makunga
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