Makunja Surname
Approximately 2,931 people bear this surname
Makunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,865 | 1:18,479 | 2,368 |
| Kenya | 57 | 1:810,174 | 31,920 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Makunja (630) may also be a first name.
Makunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makunja (Oriya: ମକୁ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makunja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 150,479th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,486,368 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makunja live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 331,749th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 630 people.
Makunja is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,865 people, or 1 in 18,479. In Tanzania Makunja is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 37 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 20 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makunja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makunja in the Oriya language | ||
| ମକୁ | maku | - |
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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 Makunja
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