Makunji Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Makunji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makunji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Makunji (25) may also be a first name.

Makunji Last Name Facts

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

Makunji occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Makunji.

How Common Is The Last Name Makunji? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makunji is the 950,707th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makunji reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 25 people.

The surname Makunji is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 284,152. Excluding The DR Congo Makunji exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 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
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  • 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 Makunji
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