Mkalo Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Mkalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkalo has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mkalo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkalo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,286,243rd most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. Mkalo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkalo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Mkalo Last Name Statistics demography

Mkalo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.67% less than the national average, earning R 110,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhalo912/
Mkatlo912/
Mkaloi911/
Mkaloa911/
Mkhahlo831/
McKaloy830/
Mkala805,701/
Mkolo80959/
Mqalo80588/
Mkelo80165/
McKalotz771/
McKallop770/
Mkhala732,037/
Mkalla73828/
Mkholo73399/
Mkaila73104/
Mkohlo7327/
Mkaula7320/
Mkollo7316/
Mkahla7310/
Mkalya739/
M'Kala735/
Mgcalo733/
Mkalah732/
Mgqalo732/
Mkolyo732/
McAlop731/
Mkalau731/
McAllo731/
Mhkala731/
Mcalou731/
Mqhalo731/
Mmkolo731/
Mkgolo731/
Mkalia731/
McKalloch710/
Mkahala67550/
McCalop67236/
Mkallah6769/
Mkhahla6714/
Mkhohlo674/
Mccallo673/
McAllop673/
Mmkaila671/
Mkaaila671/
Mkaulah671/
M'Khala671/
Mkoulou671/
Mkaitla671/
McKeloy671/
McAlohe670/
McAuloy670/
McAlloy670/
McAeloo670/
McCaslo670/
McGaloy670/

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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 Mkalo
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