Mkato Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mkato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhato912/
Mkhatho838/
Mkahato833/
Mketo805,190/
Mkata802,340/
Mkoto80422/
McAto805/
Mqato801/
Mketto73248/
Mketho7395/
Mkheto7343/
Mkhoto7316/
Mkotto7312/
McKeto738/
Mkatha738/
Mkhata736/
Mkatta735/
Mkataa734/
Mkaita733/
Mqahto733/
Mkauta733/
Mcauto732/
Mkotoi732/
Mquato731/
Mkqeto731/
McAtoo731/
Mkohto731/
Mkatau731/
Mkouto731/
Mqatho731/
Mkhetho67358/
Mkhatha6719/
Mkqetho676/
Mkhotho674/
Mkahata671/
Mkhouto671/
Mkhohto671/
Mqhatho671/
Mkatash671/
Mkatach671/
Mkhatat671/
Mkettoh671/
McAtosh671/
McKatha671/

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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 Mkato
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