Makunu Surname
Approximately 299 people bear this surname
Makunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| Kenya | 36 | 1:1,282,775 | 35,275 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makunu (73) may also be a first name.
Makunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makunu (Marathi: मकुनु, Oriya: ମକୁନୁ) is found most in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makunu? popularity and diffusion
Makunu is the 895,817th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name Makunu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makunu reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Makunu is also the 1,134,117th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 73 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 292,014. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makungu | 92 | 44,015 | / |
| Maskunu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Maikunu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Makhunu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makunuu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makunou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makunhu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makounou | 86 | 1,455 | / |
| Makhungu | 86 | 1,232 | / |
| Makhunou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Makeuneu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makaungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makunguu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makunguh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makgungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makinu | 83 | 926 | / |
| Mekunu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Mokunu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Macunu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Makonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maikounou | 80 | 73 | / |
| Makoungou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Maïkounou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Maekounou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maykounou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maîkounou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokungu | 77 | 116 | / |
| Mokunui | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mekuenu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Macungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makhonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makutnauth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mcunu | 73 | 4,756 | / |
| Macounou | 71 | 324 | / |
| Mokounou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mekounou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mchunu | 67 | 71,552 | / |
| Mokinu | 67 | 79 | / |
| Moukounou | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mokonu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mokoungou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Maconu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mekinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moukoungou | 63 | 21 | / |
| Mokutnauth | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mokonui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Makonou | 62 | 1 | / |
Makunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makunu in the Marathi language | ||
| मकुनु | makunu | - |
| Makunu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମକୁନୁ | makunu | 66.67 |
| ମାକୁନୁ | makunu | 33.33 |
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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 Makunu
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