Mkelemba Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkelemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mkelemba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mkelemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkelemba is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mkelemba.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkelemba? popularity and diffusion

Mkelemba is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Mkelemba live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkelembe885/
Mkhelembe821/
Mkalomba75118/
Mkalamba7522/
M'Kalimba714/
Mkhalamba712/
Mkohlomba712/
Mkolimbo63213/
Mqolomba63120/
Mchilimba594/

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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 Mkelemba
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