Makurunje Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Makurunje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 74 | 1:208,625 | 23,867 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makurunje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makurunje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makurunje is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makurunje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,136,387th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makurunje reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 208,625. In Zimbabwe Makurunje is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 55 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makurunge | 89 | 19 | / |
| Makurunji | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makuruni | 82 | 24 | / |
| Makhurunaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makurunzi | 78 | 13 | / |
| Makourouni | 74 | 1 | / |
| Makorone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maskurunnis | 70 | 1 | / |
| Makoroni | 59 | 453 | / |
| Mokorone | 59 | 2 | / |
| Makorony | 59 | 1 | / |
| MacCorone | 56 | 5 | / |
| MacCorrone | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Makurunje
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