Makunyi Surname
Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname
Makunyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 992 | 1:46,552 | 4,802 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
Makunyi (238) may also be a first name.
Makunyi Demographics
Makunyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makunyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makunyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makunyi is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makunyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 346,158th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,894,556 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makunyi are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 580,229th most widespread first name globally, held by 238 people.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 992 people, or 1 in 46,552. In Kenya Makunyi is most common in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 75 percent reside, Meru County, where 16 percent reside and Kitui County, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.
Makunyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Makunyi
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