Mkaku Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5601:94,5399,423
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mkaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkaku occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkaku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkaku is the 559,180th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,830,186 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkaku are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 560 people, or 1 in 94,539. In Tanzania Mkaku is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 58 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 23 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkaukau831/
Mcaku8014/
Mkeku803/
Mkokeu7311/
Mkhoku734/
Mkheku732/
Mkokou731/
Mkhaukhau713/
Mkokheu671/
Mqeku60115/
Mqoku601/
Mgqeku5562/
Mqheku5532/
Mkokoe551/
Mqhakoe501/

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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
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  • 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 Mkaku
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