Mkali Surname

81,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkali Surname User-submission:

The Mkali surname derives from the Swahili word, meaning 'wild'.

Mkali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,5641:11,6001,516
Malawi8891:19,2573,006
Kenya3471:133,08310,922
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Zambia351:452,85521,237
England101:5,571,806158,774
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mkali (365) may also be a first name.

Mkali Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mkali surname derives from the Swahili word, meaning 'wild'.

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Mkali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkali (Hindi: एमकली) is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkali? popularity and diffusion

Mkali is the 81,258th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,218,653 people. It occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 365 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,564 people, or 1 in 11,600. In Tanzania Mkali is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent live, Pwani Region, where 16 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Tanzania Mkali is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Mkali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkahli91223/
Mkhali9139/
Mkalli9114/
M'Kali919/
Mkalie915/
Mkaili912/
Mkgali911/
Mkalai911/
Mkaloi911/
Mkalia911/
Mkauli911/
Mkaali911/
McKalip83147/
Mkhaili8327/
Mkhauli831/
Mkhahli831/
Mkala805,701/
Mkale80480/
Mkeli80289/
Mkoli80118/
Mqali8073/
Mkaly8011/
McKallip77140/
Mkhaliph772/
Mkhahlia771/
M'Kahuli771/
McKalipp770/
McKalich770/
McKaliss770/
Mkhala732,037/
Mkalla73828/
Mkohli73118/
Mkaila73104/
Mkally7372/
Mgqali7355/
Mkalay7334/
Mqaili7321/
Mkaula7320/
Mcaliy7313/
Mkalya739/
Mgcali736/
Mkholi736/
M'Kala735/
Mkheli734/
McAlli733/
Mqalli732/
McAlis732/
McAlip732/
Mkgale732/
McAuli731/
Mhkale731/
Mkaloa731/
Mkhale731/
Mkaile731/
Mkalez731/
Mkalle731/
Mqauli731/
Mkahle731/
Mhkala731/
McAlie730/
McKaly730/
M'Khailid711/
McCalip67659/
Mkahala67550/
Mkhohli67181/
Mkhahle6721/
McKally6712/
Mkalech6711/
Mcgaili677/
Mcalist673/
McCalie672/
McAllie672/
McCalit672/
McAulie672/
McCalia671/
Mkhaule671/
Mkhatle671/
Mkgahle671/
Mkhoeli671/
Mkhehli671/
Mqhauli671/
M'Caili671/
M'Khala671/
McKasle671/
McAlich671/
McAliey671/
McAlith671/
McCalih671/
Mkkalay671/
McCauli671/
Mmkaila671/
Mkaaila671/
McKaloy670/
McKalep670/
McAulis670/
McCalis670/
McKeeli670/
McAhlis670/
McKealy670/

Mkali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mkali in the Hindi language
एमकलीemakali-

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