Makunju Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

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

Makunju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makunju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432

Makunju (15) may also be a first name.

Makunju Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makunju occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Makunju click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makunju? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,530,696th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Makunju live; 47 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Makunju is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The surname Makunju is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Apart from The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 36 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makundju93179/
Makunjui931/
Makounjou8810/
Makundjou881/
Makunzu86274/
Makonju8653/
Makinju864/
Mokunju863/
Makunyu861/
Makoundjou8233/
Makhunsu808/
Makhunzu803/
Makonjou801/
Makoundjouh781/
Makounzou751/
Makounzeu751/
Macuncu71141/
Mokunyu7130/
Mokonju713/
Macunsu712/
Makounchou711/
Makoumdjeu711/
Macunyu711/
Meukounseu591/
Makonyu57229/
Makonzu5721/
Makonsu574/
Makonsou531/

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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 Makunju
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