Around the world, Makanji (Makanji 
) is a very rare predominantly masculine, but very seldom female forename. The first name Makanji is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is an extremely rare principally masculine, but very infrequently girly name. Also, Makanji is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Makanji | India, United States, Kenya, United Kingdom, Tanzania |