Mkapi Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

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

Mkapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mkapi (10) may also be a first name.

Mkapi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkapi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkapi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkapi live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The surname Mkapi is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 49 percent live, Northern Cape, where 17 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Other than South Africa Mkapi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Mkapi Last Name Statistics demography

Mkapi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.74% less than the national average, earning R 83,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkaupi913/
Mkhapi912/
Mkaphi911/
Mkhaphi8332/
Mkhaupi831/
Mkopi803,493/
Mkapa801,754/
Mkape80445/
Mqapi801/
Mkhauphi776/
Mkhayphi771/
Mkaupa737/
Mcapai735/
Mkhapa734/
Mkapha732/
Mqhapi731/
Mkopoi731/
Mkapoa731/
McApis730/
Mkhapha6742/
Mkhaphe671/
Hmcapie671/

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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 Mkapi
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