Mkao Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Mkao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 95 | 1:557,280 | 35,395 |
| Kenya | 84 | 1:549,761 | 26,736 |
Mkao Demographics
Mkao Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mkao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkao is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkao? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,276,805th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. Mkao occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkao are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 557,280. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 94 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Mkao exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 47 percent reside.
Mkao Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mkao surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkaoy | 89 | 10 | / |
| Mkaou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mkoa | 75 | 77 | / |
| Mkoha | 67 | 123 | / |
| Mkoho | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mkhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| McAoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| McAoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCao | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mkhooa | 60 | 2 | / |
| M'Koua | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mkeiya | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuoa | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mkohoo | 60 | 1 | / |
| McCaoo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mkaiya | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mkaaya | 60 | 1 | / |
| McCaoy | 60 | 1 | / |
| McAuoy | 60 | 1 | / |
| McCaho | 60 | 1 | / |
| McAooy | 60 | 0 | / |
| McGaoy | 60 | 0 | / |
| Mkaayaa | 55 | 4 | / |
| McGahoy | 55 | 0 | / |
| McCahoy | 55 | 0 | / |
| Mqoa | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mkao
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