Mkama Surname

23,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania22,4021:2,363313
Malawi5751:29,7724,476
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mkama (5,308) may also be a first name.

Mkama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkama (Marathi: मकामा, Russian: Мкама) is found most in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkama is the 23,493rd most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 316,149 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkama reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mkama is also the 92,665th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 5,308 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 22,402 people, or 1 in 2,363. In Tanzania Mkama is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 25 percent are found, Mara Region, where 22 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Mkama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mkama last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkaima91269/
Mkamah9188/
Mkauma9116/
Mkhama9114/
Mgkama911/
Mkamau911/
Mkamga911/
McKama910/
Mkahama833/
Mkkamma833/
McKamas831/
McKamay831/
Mkamath831/
Mkoma8011,720/
Mkami803,991/
Mkema8050/
Mkame8042/
Mkamo8017/
Mqama803/
Mcama802/
Mkamy801/
M'Kahama771/
Mkhoma73340/
Mkhema736/
Mkomah734/
Mkamis734/
Mkhamo732/
Mgcama732/
Mkamui732/
Mcauma731/
Mkamey731/
Mkoima731/
Mkamme731/
Mkasmi731/
Mkouma731/
Mcamat731/
Mkamjt731/
Mkameh731/
Mkemai731/
McGama730/
McAmas730/
McCama730/
McCamas674/
Mkahmis674/
McKamiz672/
Mkamous671/
McKamuy671/
McKomas671/
McCamay671/
McCamma671/
McCkamy671/
Mkomath671/
Mkhouma671/
McKamee670/
McKeima670/
McKeamy670/

Mkama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mkama in the Marathi language
मकामाmakama-
Mkama in the Russian language
Мкамаmkama-

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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 Mkama
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