Mkai Surname
Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname
Mkai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,166 | 1:45,404 | 5,122 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Mkai Demographics
Mkai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mkai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkai is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mkai.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 318,071st most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,191,628 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkai reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,166 people, or 1 in 45,404. In Tanzania Mkai is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live, Tanga Region, where 18 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 13 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found 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 devotion of those bearing the Mkai surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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
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