Mkara Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Mkara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 236 | 1:224,329 | 18,617 |
| Kenya | 72 | 1:641,388 | 29,005 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mkara (16) may also be a first name.
Mkara Demographics
Mkara Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkarga | 91 | 47 | / |
| Mkhara | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mkaras | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkaira | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Karaj | 83 | 15 | / |
| Mkaarga | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mkharai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mckarau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkahara | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkare | 80 | 2,314 | / |
| Mkaro | 80 | 494 | / |
| Mkari | 80 | 333 | / |
| Mkera | 80 | 31 | / |
| Mkora | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mkary | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkhari | 73 | 5,886 | / |
| Mkhare | 73 | 54 | / |
| Mkharo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Mkasri | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mkasre | 73 | 5 | / |
| McAray | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mkgari | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mkgare | 73 | 3 | / |
| McArra | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKare | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkairi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkkera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkerra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkoraa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkorah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkarer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkarey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkaree | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkarhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkarie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkarry | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkeira | 73 | 1 | / |
| McArea | 73 | 0 | / |
| McKaharay | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mkhaitrat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mkhaytrat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkaitratt | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Khatrat | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCarra | 67 | 254 | / |
| Mkhatri | 67 | 173 | / |
| Mkharhi | 67 | 42 | / |
| McKarge | 67 | 39 | / |
| McCaray | 67 | 26 | / |
| McGarah | 67 | 24 | / |
| McKarry | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mkharie | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mkareed | 67 | 9 | / |
| McKarre | 67 | 5 | / |
| McGarra | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mmkhari | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkhairi | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Kaitratt | 67 | 2 | / |
| McArath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkhargi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhkhary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhkhari | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Khaytrat | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGaura | 67 | 1 | / |
| McAreau | 67 | 1 | / |
| McAhara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhatre | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKaroy | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKarie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkourah | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Kasri | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Khaïtrat | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGaira | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGaray | 67 | 0 | / |
| McArray | 67 | 0 | / |
| McQuara | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCarga | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKeray | 67 | 0 | / |
Mkara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mkara in the Arabic language | ||
| ملكارا | mlkara | - |
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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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- 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 Mkara
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