Mkalu Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Norway

Mkalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mkalu Last Name Facts

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

Mkalu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Mkalu is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mkalu live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Mkalu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Yobe, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkailu915/
Mkaluu914/
Mkahlu913/
Mkaliu911/
Mkalau911/
Mkalius839/
Mmkailu836/
Mkhahlu834/
Mqalu8067/
Mkolu804/
Mkhaylus771/
McKallup770/
Mgcalu731/
Mgqalu731/
Mcalou731/
McCalu731/
McAluy731/
McAlus730/
McCalup6714/
McAuluy672/
Mkoulou671/
Mccaluy671/
McCalus671/
McCallu671/
McKeluy671/
McAllus670/

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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 Mkalu
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