Makunyane Surname

137,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makunyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makunyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,2501:16,6702,093
England61:9,286,343223,652
Lesotho61:338,76016,589

Makunyane (40) may also be a first name.

Makunyane Last Name Facts

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

Makunyane is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makunyane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 137,388th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,234,073 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makunyane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 40 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,250 people, or 1 in 16,670. In South Africa Makunyane is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 39 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 26 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Makunyane occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Lesotho, where 0 percent are found.

Makunyane Last Name Statistics demography

Makunyane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.31% less than the national average, earning R 151,356 per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Makunyane
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