Mkena Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Mkena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mkena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkena (Arabic: مكهنا) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,955,159th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkena live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Mkena is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 75 percent reside, Plateau, where 17 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mkena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mkena in the Arabic language | ||
| مكهنا | mkhna | - |
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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
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- 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 Mkena
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