Mkalu Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Mkalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkailu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mkaluu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mkahlu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mkaliu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkalau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkalius | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mmkailu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mkhahlu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mqalu | 80 | 67 | / |
| Mkolu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mkhaylus | 77 | 1 | / |
| McKallup | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mgcalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgqalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mcalou | 73 | 1 | / |
| McCalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| McAluy | 73 | 1 | / |
| McAlus | 73 | 0 | / |
| McCalup | 67 | 14 | / |
| McAuluy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkoulou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mccaluy | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCalus | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCallu | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKeluy | 67 | 1 | / |
| McAllus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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