Mkalakala Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkalakala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mkalakala Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1481:357,71426,551
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Lesotho41:508,14018,568

Mkalakala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkalakala is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkalakala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,276,805th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. Mkalakala is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkalakala live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 357,714. In Tanzania Mkalakala is mostly concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 99 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and Lesotho, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkalakahla953/
Mkhalakahla9017/
Mkalakahlo849/
Mkohlakala841/
Mkolakahla841/
Mkhahlakali802/
Mkhalakahlo801/
Mkohlakali74137/
Mkohlakalo741/
Mkhohlakali70228/

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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 Mkalakala
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