Mkeke Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Mkeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 104 | 1:444,038 | 23,626 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mkeke Demographics
Average Mkeke Salary in
South Africa
R 21,432
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mkeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkeke is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkeke? popularity and diffusion
Mkeke is the 1,315,412th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkeke reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 444,038. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Taita Taveta County, where 98 percent live, Makueni County, where 1 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.
Mkeke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mkeke surname is chiefly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkekhe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mkhekhe | 83 | 7 | / |
| McKeker | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mqeke | 80 | 746 | / |
| Mkeka | 80 | 269 | / |
| Mkeki | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mkoke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkkeg | 80 | 1 | / |
| McKeskey | 77 | 1 | / |
| McKeeker | 77 | 1 | / |
| McKesker | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mgceke | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mkokeu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mqheke | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mkuike | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mcekeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mqaeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| McAkee | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKeec | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKeck | 73 | 0 | / |
| McEkey | 73 | 0 | / |
| McKeckhie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mkik | 67 | 515 | / |
| Mkheche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| McEk | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKeegh | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKeice | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKesky | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGekee | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGeeke | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKegue | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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