Makunye Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Makunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 334 | 1:162,209 | 18,194 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Makunye (70) may also be a first name.
Makunye Demographics
Average Makunye Salary in
South Africa
R 206,688
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makunye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makunye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makunye is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Makunye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makunye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 804,502nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makunye reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makunye is also the 1,162,016th most common first name at a global level, borne by 70 people.
Makunye is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 162,209. In South Africa Makunye is most common in: Gauteng, where 51 percent reside, North West, where 31 percent reside and Free State, where 15 percent reside. Besides South Africa Makunye exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Makunye Last Name Statistics demography
Makunye earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.02% less than the national average, earning R 206,688 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhunye | 93 | 3 | / |
| Makunaye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makuinye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makunje | 86 | 1,300 | / |
| Makonye | 86 | 924 | / |
| Makunge | 86 | 756 | / |
| Makugne | 86 | 150 | / |
| Makunei | 86 | 24 | / |
| Mokunye | 86 | 14 | / |
| Makunae | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makunie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maikounaye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makungay | 80 | 121 | / |
| Makhonye | 80 | 63 | / |
| Makuneyi | 80 | 61 | / |
| Makunuya | 80 | 23 | / |
| Makugnie | 80 | 13 | / |
| Makuigne | 80 | 11 | / |
| Makhunje | 80 | 9 | / |
| Makunayi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Makungne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makaunay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makuniya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makeuneu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makonaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makhunge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matkunje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makougnie | 75 | 19 | / |
| Mahakunge | 75 | 4 | / |
| Makuignie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makunjaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makeungne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makungaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makungeyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makunja | 71 | 2,931 | / |
| Makunji | 71 | 275 | / |
| Makonie | 71 | 184 | / |
| Macunay | 71 | 172 | / |
| Makonje | 71 | 100 | / |
| Makunai | 71 | 39 | / |
| Makoney | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mokunge | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mokonye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maskuniyah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Macunge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokunje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makunoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makunou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makounou | 67 | 1,455 | / |
| Makhonje | 67 | 292 | / |
| Mackonie | 67 | 74 | / |
| Macungay | 67 | 50 | / |
| Macounie | 67 | 39 | / |
| Macaunay | 67 | 20 | / |
| Makonnie | 67 | 15 | / |
| Makoenje | 67 | 7 | / |
| Makuniha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Makoniya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mackoney | 67 | 5 | / |
| Makhunou | 67 | 3 | / |
| MacUngie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makaunja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makconie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mascunay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makounai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makuinji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makunjui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokougne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokungoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makonoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokhunge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokhonye | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacEunie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Makunye
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