Mkalakala Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Mkalakala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 148 | 1:357,714 | 26,551 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
Mkalakala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkalakala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkalakala is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mkalakala.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkalakala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,276,805th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkalakala are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 357,714. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 99 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and Lesotho, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkalakahla | 95 | 3 | / |
| Mkhalakahla | 90 | 17 | / |
| Mkalakahlo | 84 | 9 | / |
| Mkohlakala | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mkolakahla | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mkhahlakali | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mkhalakahlo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkohlakali | 74 | 137 | / |
| Mkohlakalo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mkhohlakali | 70 | 228 | / |
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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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