Mkangaye Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkangaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkangaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mkangaye Last Name Facts

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

Mkangaye is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkangaye? popularity and diffusion

Mkangaye is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkangaye live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mkangaye is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Mkangaye is mostly found in: North West, where 50 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 25 percent reside and Gauteng, where 25 percent reside. Other than South Africa Mkangaye is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 44 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Mkangaye Last Name Statistics demography

Mkangaye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.93% less than the national average, earning R 47,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkangayi885/
Mkangayo881/
Mkanay861/
Mkanye861/
Mgcangaye821/
Mkangaa8070/
Mkangai805/
Mkhanye804/
Mcagaye801/
Mkhanay801/
McKanay800/
McKannay7540/
Mqangayi754/
M'Kagayo754/
Mkahanye751/
Mkangoue751/
Mkonye71282/
Mqanye715/
Mkanaa711/
Mkanai711/
Mqhangayi711/
Mkagaa711/
McAnay711/
Mkaney710/
McKanghey710/
Mkanyia6782/
McKaney6770/
Mkongoa6737/
Mkaneya6713/
Mkainei679/
McKanie673/
McAnnay673/
McCanae671/
McKanea671/
Mkaanaa671/
McAtnay671/
Mqagayi671/
McAnoye670/
McKanee670/

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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 Mkangaye
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