Makunku Surname

509,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642 people bear this surname

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

Makunku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makunku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5201:142,07615,019
Zambia1081:146,75910,610
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Makunku (37) may also be a first name.

Makunku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makunku is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makunku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 509,669th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. Makunku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makunku reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 37 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 520 people, or 1 in 142,076. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Makunku Last Name Statistics demography

Makunku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.08% less than the national average, earning R 118,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmakunku931/
Makounkeu881/
Makounkou881/
Makonku8635/
Mokunku869/
Macunku861/
Makeumkeu751/
Macuncu71141/
Macungcu674/
Maqhunqhu634/
Makoenkoe631/
Mak'hoenkoe565/

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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 Makunku
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