Mkani Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mkani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2031:266,88526,661
Tanzania1021:519,03534,109
India121:63,922,115578,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mkani (22) may also be a first name.

Mkani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkani (Marathi: मंकणी) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 853,416th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname Mkani occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mkani live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mkani is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name globally, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 266,885. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 45 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 43 percent are found and Western Cape, where 6 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 32 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Mkani Last Name Statistics demography

Mkani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.31% less than the national average, earning R 110,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkangi91259/
Mkanyi91256/
Mkhani918/
Mkaini915/
Mhkani913/
Mkanai911/
Mkainei839/
Mkaanyi838/
Mkangai835/
McKanie833/
McKanis831/
Mhkhani831/
Mkane802,613/
Mkana801,420/
Mkeni80566/
Mkoni80193/
Mcani8054/
Mqani801/
Mkeangni771/
McKeanie771/
McKannis771/
McKanish771/
McKahnie770/
McKaniss770/
Mkonyi732,907/
Mkanje73508/
Mkange73445/
Mkenyi73215/
Mkongi7386/
Mkaine7369/
McKany7318/
Mkanna7314/
Mckoni738/
Mqhani737/
Mkaane736/
Mkhoni735/
Mkaana734/
Mgcani733/
McAnis733/
Mkanaa731/
Mkanay731/
Mkheni731/
Mkaina731/
Mkahna731/
McCani731/
Mkhane731/
Mkanyo731/
Mgkane731/
Mkouni731/
Mkanha731/
Mkeane731/
Mkainh731/
Mkaney730/
McAnoi730/
McAnie730/
McKeahnie7167/
McKeagnie710/
Mkhanet67205/
Mkhongi67104/
McKeane6788/
M'Kanet6772/
McKaney6770/
McAnish6746/
Mckonie6746/
McAnich6732/
McKeany6718/
McAnnis6714/
McCanis678/
McKanne675/
Mkhanna675/
Mkaanne674/
Mkhenyi674/
McKanny672/
Mkhonio672/
Mkaanaa671/
Mkhanay671/
Mkongoi671/
Mquamni671/
McKainy671/
McKagne671/
McKanea671/
Mckaane671/
Mkannez671/
Mckhany671/
McKanes670/
McKanee670/
McCanie670/
McCkane670/
McKayne670/
McKanay670/
McAunis670/
McKauna670/
McKamne670/
McKaner670/
Mkaygne670/
McKatne670/

Mkani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mkani in the Marathi language
मंकणीmankani-

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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 Mkani
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