Mkambi Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mkambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1261:420,17229,494
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Mkambi (16) may also be a first name.

Mkambi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkambi is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkambi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkambi is the 1,252,959th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkambi live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mkambi is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Mkambi is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 420,172. In Tanzania Mkambi is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 51 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 25 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Mkambi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkamboi9271/
Mkhambi9268/
Mkaimbi921/
Mkamba835,776/
Mkambe831,158/
Mkombi8310/
Mkembi835/
Mqambi834/
Mkaimba77314/
Mkaumba77156/
Mkhambe7773/
Mkhamba778/
Mgcambi777/
Mhkamba771/
Mkamber771/
Mkhombi771/
Mgqambi771/
Mkambaya7113/
Mkahamba719/
McCambie710/
Mkombe673,265/
Mkomba672,942/
Mcamba67222/
Mkembe67114/
Mqamba6725/
Mkhasimbe6710/
Mqambe671/
McOmbi670/

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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 Mkambi
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