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
Makunye occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makunye? popularity and diffusion
Makunye is the 804,502nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makunye are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 70 people.
The surname Makunye is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 162,209. In South Africa Makunye is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 51 percent live, North West, where 31 percent live and Free State, where 15 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
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
- 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 Makunye
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