Mkato Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Mkato Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mkato Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkato Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkato occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkato? popularity and diffusion
Mkato is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkato are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Mkato is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Mkato is most common in: Kilifi County, where 80 percent live and Mombasa County, where 20 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent live and Tanzania, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkhato | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mkhatho | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mkahato | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mketo | 80 | 5,190 | / |
| Mkata | 80 | 2,340 | / |
| Mkoto | 80 | 422 | / |
| McAto | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mqato | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mketto | 73 | 248 | / |
| Mketho | 73 | 95 | / |
| Mkheto | 73 | 43 | / |
| Mkhoto | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mkotto | 73 | 12 | / |
| McKeto | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mkatha | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mkhata | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mkatta | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mkataa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mkaita | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mqahto | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mkauta | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mcauto | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkotoi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mquato | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkqeto | 73 | 1 | / |
| McAtoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkohto | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkatau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkouto | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mqatho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhetho | 67 | 358 | / |
| Mkhatha | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mkqetho | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mkhotho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkahata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhouto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhohto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqhatho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkatash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkatach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhatat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkettoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| McAtosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKatha | 67 | 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 Mkato
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