Mkeke Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mkeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1041:444,03823,626
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mkeke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkeke occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,315,412th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkeke live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 444,038. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Taita Taveta County, where 98 percent reside, Makueni County, where 1 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.

Mkeke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mkeke last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mkeke earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.98% less than the national average, earning R 21,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkekhe911/
Mkek891/
Mkhekhe837/
McKeker831/
Mqeke80746/
Mkeka80269/
Mkeki802/
Mkoke801/
Mkkeg801/
McKeskey771/
McKeeker771/
McKesker770/
Mgceke7326/
Mkokeu7311/
Mqheke737/
Mkuike735/
Mcekeh731/
Mqaeke731/
McAkee731/
McKeec731/
McKeck730/
McEkey730/
McKeckhie712/
Mkik67515/
Mkheche671/
Mkeg671/
McEk671/
McKeegh670/
McKeice670/
McKesky670/
McGekee670/
McGeeke670/
McKegue670/

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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 Mkeke
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