Makunya Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3251:47,5027,282
Uganda1251:312,31421,378
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Lesotho491:41,4816,991
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Makunya (41) may also be a first name.

Makunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makunya (Russian: Макуня) is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makunya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makunya is the 549,140th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makunya reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makunya is also the 1,590,275th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 41 people.

The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 47,502. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 71 percent live, Harare Province, where 17 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makunya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makunya in the Russian language
Макуняmakuna-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makunya
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