Mkayala Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkayala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkayala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2891:183,18915,886
India471:16,320,540259,912

Mkayala Last Name Facts

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

Mkayala is found most in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mkayala.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkayala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 825,152nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Mkayala are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mkayala is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 183,189. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 52 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 43 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkayula86329/
Mkajala861/
Mkaaila861/
Mkaila77104/
Mkaula7720/
Mkawela7110/
Mkajila712/
Mkoyola712/
Mkaulah711/
Mmkaila711/
Mkaitla711/
Mkiyela711/
Mkaiela711/
McAyale710/
Mkale67480/

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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 Mkayala
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