Mkai Surname

318,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1661:45,4045,122
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mkai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkai has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 318,071st most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,191,628 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkai reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,166 people, or 1 in 45,404. In Tanzania Mkai is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live, Tanga Region, where 18 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 13 percent live. Besides Tanzania Mkai exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mkai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mkai last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkayi8937/
Mkhai8910/
Mkais899/
Mkaai898/
Mkaji891/
Mka86841/
Mki86627/
McKaie8018/
M'Khai801/
Mkahiu801/
Mkajie801/
Mkhais801/
McKaip801/
Mckaiy801/
Mckaai801/
Mkaied801/
Mkhaji801/
Mkaies801/
Mkoi75515/
Mkea75394/
Mkaa75259/
Mkha75220/
Mqai75188/
Mkay75138/
Mkoa7577/
Mkah7536/
McKa7534/
Mkei7525/
Mkhi7516/
Mkie759/
McKi757/
Mkau756/
Mkaz755/
Mkui754/
Mkii753/
Mkki753/
Mkgi752/
Mkae751/
Mmka751/
Hmki751/
Mgka751/
Mkio751/
Mkiz751/
Mkga751/
Mkka751/
Mmki751/
Mhka751/
Mhki751/
Mkhayie731/
Mqukayi731/
McKaith730/
McKayie730/
Mkeya672,402/
Mkuya672,071/
Mkawe671,035/
Mkoyi67944/
Mkiya67714/
Mqayi67656/
Mkoji67598/
Mkayd67305/
Mkaya67263/
Mkeha67206/
Mkaha67201/
Mkhoi67176/
Mkayo67161/
Mkayu67140/
Mkoha67123/
Mkiji6782/
Mkuji6735/
Mkoya6722/
McKid6720/
Mcayi6714/
Mkeiy6713/
Mqhai6713/
Mkeah6711/
Mckas679/
Mkuja678/
Mkiyo677/
McAii676/
Mkaja675/
Mkeja675/
McKat674/
Mkaje674/
Mkija674/
Mkeyi674/
Mkhie674/
McKau673/
Mkuha673/
Mkuyi673/
McKiy672/
Mkhau672/
Mkoja672/
Mkije672/
Mqais672/
M'Kea672/
Mkhiz672/
McAid671/
McKei671/
McKap671/
Mckha671/
Mkaye671/
Mkcay671/
Mkhae671/
Mkhaz671/
Mkkay671/
Hmkid671/
Mckis671/
Mkeii671/
M'Kay671/
Mccka671/
Mqait671/
Mhkhi671/
Mkhei671/
Mkith671/
Mkoit671/
Mkaju671/
Mkeis671/
Mkyie671/
Mkhoa671/
Mkihe671/
Mkioa671/
Mkaus671/
Mkgau671/
Mqaia671/
Mkkki671/
Mgkat671/
Hmkip671/
McKii670/
McAit670/
McKaz670/

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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 Mkai
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis