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 last name Makunu (Marathi: मकुनु, Oriya: ମକୁନୁ) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makunu? popularity and diffusion
Makunu is the 895,817th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makunu are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Makunu is also the 1,134,117th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 73 people.
Makunu is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 292,014. Outside of The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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