Mkenga Surname

262,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3811:38,3364,410
Kenya811:570,12227,144
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727

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 surname Mkenga is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mkenga.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkenga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 262,012th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,868,100 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 111 people.

The last name Mkenga is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,381 people, or 1 in 38,336. In Tanzania Mkenga is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 23 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live and Singida Region, where 19 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mkenga is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkeng'a925/
Mkena9191/
Mkinga8314,177/
Mkenge83328/
Mkengo837/
Mkeina834/
Mkhena833/
Mkengi832/
Mhkena831/
Mkenah831/
Mkeng'e77364/
McKenas779/
Mken'ge774/
McKenad772/
Mckenha771/
McKenea771/
M'Cenga771/
Mkemgha771/
Mkhengo771/
McKeuna770/
McKesna770/
McKenay770/
McKinga770/
McKenge770/
Mkina732,189/
Mqena7321/
McNga731/
M'Chenga7110/
Mchengah714/
Mkengher714/
McKengee713/
McKengie712/
McKeigna712/
Mkheingo711/
McKeenah711/
McKenatt711/
McKegnay711/
McKengey711/
McKengis710/
McKeinna710/
Mkingi67245/
Mgcena6725/
Mkhina6716/
Mkinge674/
Mkinai673/
Mqenge673/
Mcengo672/
Mqinga671/
Mkingo671/
Mkaina671/
Mquena671/
Mqunga671/
McEnay671/
McEnea670/

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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 Mkenga
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