Makunganya Surname
Approximately 5,311 people bear this surname
Makunganya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,738 | 1:4,580 | 638 |
| Tanzania | 1,358 | 1:38,985 | 4,466 |
| Zimbabwe | 202 | 1:76,427 | 11,271 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makunganya (13) may also be a first name.
Makunganya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makunganya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makunganya occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Makunganya.
How Common Is The Last Name Makunganya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makunganya is the 90,274th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,372,161 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makunganya live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makunganya is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name on earth, held by 13 people.
Makunganya is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 3,738 people, or 1 in 4,580. Beside Malawi this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 26 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 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 Makunganya
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