Mkela Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3601:147,06013,405
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkela Last Name Facts

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

Mkela is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mkela.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 695,980th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. Mkela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkela live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 147,060. In Tanzania Mkela is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 70 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Mkela Last Name Statistics demography

Mkela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.28% less than the national average, earning R 182,316 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhela918/
Mkoela914/
Mkelah914/
Mqkela911/
Mkelea911/
McKelay831/
McKhela831/
Mkhehla831/
Mkhetla831/
Mkala805,701/
Mkele801,655/
Mkola801,573/
Mkila80333/
Mkeli80289/
Mqela80241/
Mkelo80165/
Mkyla801/
Mkhala732,037/
Mkilya73856/
Mkalla73828/
Mkhola73450/
McElya73288/
Mkehle73280/
Mkhila73134/
Mkhele73105/
Mkaila73104/
Mkalay7334/
Mkolea7320/
Mkohla7312/
Mkahla7310/
Mkalya739/
McKely738/
Mkolla737/
Mketle735/
Mkilia735/
M'Kala735/
Mkheli734/
Mgqela733/
Mkalah732/
Mkilah732/
Mkuila732/
McEyla731/
Mkielo731/
Mìkola731/
Mkilas731/
McKola731/
Mkalai731/
Mkilay731/
Mkeile731/
Mkalau731/
Mqgela731/
McElea731/
Mhkola731/
Mgcela731/
Mqhela731/
Mkalia731/
Mkgele731/
Mmkola731/
Mhkala731/
McElay731/
McGela730/
Mkeihlatt711/
Mkahala67550/
Mkhehle67319/
Mkilaha67313/
Mkelehe67133/
Mkilyah6793/
Mkallah6769/
McKolay6764/
Mkhahla6714/
Mchelia677/
Mkollah674/
McKeley673/
McKeely672/
McKeler672/
Mkhohla672/
McKelip672/
Mkaaila671/
M'Khala671/
McKeluy671/
McElhay671/
Mkhelle671/
Mkilias671/
Mmkaila671/
Mkkalay671/
Mkaitla671/
Mėkelis671/
Mkehele671/
McKeloy671/
Mcgella671/
Mkhehli671/
Mkhetli671/
McKeele670/
McKelop670/
McKiely670/
McKeeli670/
McKeily670/
McKealy670/

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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 Mkela
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