Makunja Surname

150,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makunja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makunja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,8651:18,4792,368
Kenya571:810,17431,920
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

Makunja (Oriya: ମକୁ) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makunja.

How Common Is The Last Name Makunja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,479th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,486,368 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makunja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Makunja is also the 331,749th most widely held first name on earth, held by 630 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,865 people, or 1 in 18,479. In Tanzania it is primarily found 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 surname 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makunja in the Oriya language
ମକୁmaku-

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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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