Mkay Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania571:928,80044,452
India451:17,045,897267,282
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Mkay (130) may also be a first name.

Mkay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkay is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,511,557th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name Mkay occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Mkay live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 130 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 928,800. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 91 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found and Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.

Mkay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mkay has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Mkay surname declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkayd89305/
Mkaya89263/
Mkayo89161/
Mkayu89140/
Mkayi8937/
Mkaye891/
Mkcay891/
Mkkay891/
M'Kay891/
Mka86841/
Mky86645/
Mkhaya80796/
McKkay8020/
McCkay8014/
Mkhaye803/
Mkayes802/
Mkaaya801/
Mkauya801/
Mckaiy801/
Mkhayo801/
Mkayeh801/
Mkayou801/
Mkai751,177/
Mkea75394/
Mkaa75259/
Mkha75220/
Mkey75159/
Mkoy7592/
Mkoa7577/
Mkah7536/
McKa7534/
Mkky7511/
Mkau756/
Mkaz755/
Mkyo752/
Mkuy752/
Mkye752/
Mkyp752/
Mqay752/
Mkae751/
Mmka751/
Mgka751/
Mkga751/
Mkyy751/
Mkyz751/
Mkqy751/
Mkka751/
Mhka751/
Mhky751/
McKahey734/
McKayed732/
Mckayee731/
Mkhayad731/
Mkhayie731/
Mqukayi731/
McKayie730/
McKahay730/
Mkeya672,402/
Mkuya672,071/
Mkawe671,035/
Mkoyi67944/
Mkuye67930/
Mkiya67714/
Mqayi67656/
Mkeha67206/
Mkaha67201/
Mkoha67123/
Mkoyo6760/
Mkoya6722/
Mcayi6714/
Mkeiy6713/
Mkeah6711/
Mkhai6710/
Mckas679/
Mkais679/
Mkuyo679/
Mkuja678/
Mkaai678/
Mkiyo677/
Mkoye676/
Mcayo676/
Mkaja675/
Mkeja675/
Mkeyo675/
McKat674/
Mkaje674/
Mkija674/
Mkeyi674/
McKau673/
Mkuha673/
Mkuyi673/
McKiy672/
Mkhau672/
Mkoja672/
Mquay672/
Mkeye672/
M'Kea672/
McKap671/
Mckha671/
Mkaji671/
Mkhae671/
Mkhaz671/
McQay671/
Mccka671/
Mkaju671/
Mkyie671/
Mqaya671/
Mkhoa671/
Mkioa671/
Mkaus671/
Mkgau671/
Mgkat671/
McKuy670/
McKaz670/
McKys670/

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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 Mkay
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