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.

DNA test information

Mkanula 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
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 surname Mkanula is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkanula? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkanula is the 227,707th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,091,828 people. Mkanula occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkanula live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

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