Makunje Surname
Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname
Makunje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,255 | 1:13,641 | 2,125 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Makunje (12) may also be a first name.
Makunje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makunje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makunje occurs most in Malawi. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makunje? popularity and diffusion
Makunje is the 293,736th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,605,805 people. Makunje is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makunje reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makunje is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 12 people.
This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,641. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Makunje
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