Mkanula Surname

227,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkanula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkanula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7801:29,7423,544
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkanula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkanula occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkanula? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 227,707th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,091,828 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkanula live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkanula is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,780 people, or 1 in 29,742. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Ruvuma Region, where 71 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 8 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkangula939/
Mkanila8616/
Mkanola866/
Mkanhule801/
McAnnulla750/
Mkanilo716/
Mkonola715/
McAnuly711/
Mcanola711/
Mkanoeli671/
McAnutly670/
McAnuley670/
McAnully670/
McCanuley631/
McAnnully630/
McAnolly530/
McGonaule501/
McConilay501/

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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 Mkanula
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