Mkali Surname
Approximately 5,980 people bear this surname
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The Mkali surname derives from the Swahili word, meaning 'wild'.
Mkali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,564 | 1:11,600 | 1,516 |
| Malawi | 889 | 1:19,257 | 3,006 |
| Kenya | 347 | 1:133,083 | 10,922 |
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Zambia | 35 | 1:452,855 | 21,237 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Mkali (365) may also be a first name.
Mkali Surname Meaning
Mkali Demographics
Mkali Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mkali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkali (Hindi: एमकली) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkali? popularity and diffusion
Mkali is the 81,258th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,218,653 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkali are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 455,540th most common given name in the world It is held by 365 people.
The surname Mkali is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,564 people, or 1 in 11,600. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 16 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 9 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 15 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Mkali Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (75%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mkali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mkali in the Hindi language | ||
| एमकली | emakali | - |
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Footnotes
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