Mkambe Surname
Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname
Mkambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,022 | 1:45,186 | 4,668 |
| Tanzania | 127 | 1:416,863 | 29,360 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mkambe (840) may also be a first name.
Mkambe Demographics
Mkambe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mkambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkambe is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkambe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mkambe is the 322,243rd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,293,218 people. The surname Mkambe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkambe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mkambe is also the 281,708th most common first name in the world It is held by 840 people.
The last name Mkambe is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,022 people, or 1 in 45,186. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Mombasa County, where 42 percent reside, Kwale County, where 39 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Mkambe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (77%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkhambe | 92 | 73 | / |
| Mkamber | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mkamba | 83 | 5,776 | / |
| Mkombe | 83 | 3,265 | / |
| Mkambi | 83 | 184 | / |
| Mkembe | 83 | 114 | / |
| Mqambe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkhasimbe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mkhombe | 77 | 1,061 | / |
| Mkaimba | 77 | 314 | / |
| Mkaumba | 77 | 156 | / |
| Mkamboi | 77 | 71 | / |
| Mkhambi | 77 | 68 | / |
| M'Kombe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mkhamba | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mgcambe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mhkamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkoumbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mccambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkaimbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| McAmber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mkambaya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mkahamba | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mkhanbet | 71 | 2 | / |
| McCamber | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCambie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mkomba | 67 | 2,942 | / |
| Mcamba | 67 | 222 | / |
| Mqamba | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mkombi | 67 | 10 | / |
| McOmbe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mkembi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mqambi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkonbe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mkambe
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