Makunguru Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makunguru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makunguru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5451:97,1419,633
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Makunguru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makunguru is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makunguru.

How Common Is The Last Name Makunguru? popularity and diffusion

Makunguru is the 575,362nd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makunguru are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Makunguru is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 545 people, or 1 in 97,141. In Tanzania Makunguru is mostly concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 37 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 16 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live.

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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 Makunguru
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