Mkaba Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mkaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3151:171,99319,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mkaba (12) may also be a first name.

Mkaba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mkaba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mkaba is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mkaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkaba is the 858,879th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname Mkaba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkaba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

Mkaba is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 171,993. In South Africa Mkaba is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 10 percent are found and Western Cape, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Mkaba is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Mkaba Last Name Statistics demography

Mkaba earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.44% less than the national average, earning R 158,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhaba91430/
McKaba9163/
Mkabai911/
Mkhabah831/
M'Khaba831/
Mkabaya831/
Mkoba804,344/
Mqaba80558/
Mkabe80222/
Mkabi80110/
Mkabo8018/
Mkeba8010/
Mqhaba73303/
Mkhabe7342/
Mkhoba7337/
Mkhabo7321/
Mgqaba737/
Mkobaa736/
Mkhabi735/
Mqabah734/
Mqabat733/
Mhcaba732/
Mkabhi732/
M'Kabi731/
Mkobah731/
Mgcaba731/
Mqabha731/
Mkheba731/
Mkabee731/
McCaba731/
McKaby730/
McAbay730/
McAbea730/
Mmkaave674/
Mkampha674/
McKabee672/
Mqabash671/
McKeava670/
McKaber670/

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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 Mkaba
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