Given name & surname
Makonnen
“a king”
Makonnen is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a king.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Makonnen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 27 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 116 as a first name in 2020; 368 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Makonnen’s family of names
Makonnen has a related form in Makonan. Makonnen has a related form in Makonen. Makonnen has a related form in Makonin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Makononvariant
- Makonunvariant
- Makonynvariant
- Makoninvariant
- Makonanvariant
- Makonenvariant
- Makonnynvariant
- Makonninvariant
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