Mkahe Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkahe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkahe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania421:1,260,51546,631
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mkahe Last Name Facts

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

Mkahe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkahe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Mkahe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mkahe reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,260,515. In Tanzania Mkahe is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 76 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Mkahe occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkae891/
McKahey834/
Mkhoe801/
Mkhae801/
McAhe800/
McAhee7313/
McGahe735/
McKaee732/
Mckaey732/
Mkhuie731/
Mkajie731/
Mkahit731/
McCahe731/
McKaae731/
McKhoe730/
McAhey730/
McGahey672,685/
McGahee671,995/
McCahey67237/
Mkoe673/
Mkeu673/
Mqae672/
Mkahayi671/
Mkhayie671/
McQuahe671/
McAheer670/
McCahie670/
McCahee670/
McKayie670/

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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 Mkahe
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