Mkenga Surname
Approximately 1,497 people bear this surname
Mkenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,381 | 1:38,336 | 4,410 |
| Kenya | 81 | 1:570,122 | 27,144 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
Mkenga (111) may also be a first name.
Mkenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkenga is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mkenga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkenga? popularity and diffusion
Mkenga is the 262,012th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,868,100 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkenga reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 890,531st most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 111 people.
Mkenga is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,381 people, or 1 in 38,336. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 23 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent reside and Singida Region, where 19 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkeng'a | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mkena | 91 | 91 | / |
| Mkinga | 83 | 14,177 | / |
| Mkenge | 83 | 328 | / |
| Mkengo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mkeina | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mkhena | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mkengi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mhkena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkenah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkeng'e | 77 | 364 | / |
| McKenas | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mken'ge | 77 | 4 | / |
| McKenad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mckenha | 77 | 1 | / |
| McKenea | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Cenga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkemgha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkhengo | 77 | 1 | / |
| McKeuna | 77 | 0 | / |
| McKesna | 77 | 0 | / |
| McKenay | 77 | 0 | / |
| McKinga | 77 | 0 | / |
| McKenge | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mkina | 73 | 2,189 | / |
| Mqena | 73 | 21 | / |
| McNga | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Chenga | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mchengah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mkengher | 71 | 4 | / |
| McKengee | 71 | 3 | / |
| McKengie | 71 | 2 | / |
| McKeigna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mkheingo | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKeenah | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKenatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKegnay | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKengey | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKengis | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKeinna | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mkingi | 67 | 245 | / |
| Mgcena | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mkhina | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mkinge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkinai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mqenge | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mcengo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mqinga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkingo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mquena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| McEnay | 67 | 1 | / |
| McEnea | 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
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- 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 Mkenga
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