Mkankha Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkankha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mkankha Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mkankha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkankha is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mkankha.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkankha? popularity and diffusion

Mkankha is the 1,701,480th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkankha are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Beside Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkanka921/
Mkonkha86322/
Mkanki7717/
Mkonka7716/
Mkamka774/
Mkanja772/
Mkonkho71105/
McGanka716/
Mkaanja711/
Mkhonkca671/
Mkhankqo671/
McKankey670/
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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 Mkankha
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