Mkara Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2361:224,32918,617
Kenya721:641,38829,005
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mkara (16) may also be a first name.

Mkara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkara (Arabic: ملكارا) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 864,701st most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. The surname Mkara is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkara live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 224,329. In Tanzania Mkara is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 67 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 31 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.

Mkara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mkara surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkarga9147/
Mkhara913/
Mkaras911/
Mkaira911/
M'Karaj8315/
Mkaarga836/
Mkharai831/
Mckarau831/
Mkahara831/
Mkare802,314/
Mkaro80494/
Mkari80333/
Mkera8031/
Mkora8019/
Mkary801/
Mkhari735,886/
Mkhare7354/
Mkharo7319/
Mkasri7311/
Mkasre735/
McAray733/
Mkgari733/
Mkgare733/
McArra731/
McKare731/
Mkairi731/
Mkkera731/
Mkerra731/
Mkoraa731/
Mkorah731/
Mkarer731/
Mkarey731/
Mkaree731/
Mkarhi731/
Mkarie731/
Mkarry731/
Mkeira731/
McArea730/
McKaharay7114/
Mkhaitrat716/
Mkhaytrat711/
Mkaitratt711/
M'Khatrat711/
McCarra67254/
Mkhatri67173/
Mkharhi6742/
McKarge6739/
McCaray6726/
McGarah6724/
McKarry6720/
Mkharie6716/
Mkareed679/
McKarre675/
McGarra674/
Mmkhari674/
Mkhairi674/
M'Kaitratt672/
McArath672/
Mkhargi671/
Mhkhary671/
Mhkhari671/
M'Khaytrat671/
McGaura671/
McAreau671/
McAhara671/
Mkhatre671/
McKaroy671/
McKarie671/
Mkourah671/
M'Kasri671/
M'Khaïtrat671/
McGaira670/
McGaray670/
McArray670/
McQuara670/
McCarga670/
McKeray670/

Mkara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mkara in the Arabic language
ملكاراmlkara-

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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
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  • 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 Mkara
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