Mkera Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mkera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkera is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mkera.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkera is the 3,543,123rd most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Mkera occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkera live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,301,809. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 39 percent reside and Mara Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Mkera exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkerga9162/
Mkerea915/
Mkeira911/
Mkerra911/
Mkkera911/
McKeray830/
Mkira80497/
Mkara80314/
Mkeri80172/
Mkora8019/
Mqera807/
Mcera806/
Mkere806/
Mkero805/
McKerras7739/
Mkeitrat777/
M'Kere7321/
McKery7315/
Mkeryi7313/
Mchera7313/
Mgcera7313/
Mkheri738/
Mkerii735/
M'Kira733/
Mkhara733/
Mkerey731/
Mkerhi731/
Mkirga731/
Mqcera731/
McCera731/
Mkerio731/
Mkeree731/
Mkaira731/
McEray731/
Mkoraa731/
Mkorah731/
Mkirah731/
Mkhere731/
Mkhira731/
Mkeeri731/
McKere730/
McGera730/
Mkheïtrat711/
M'Khetrat711/
M'Kheirat711/
M'Keitrat711/
McKerratt710/
M'Karaj6715/
M'Keitratt674/
McKerer673/
McKerie672/
Mkherou671/
McKeery671/
Mkharai671/
Mckkery671/
M'Khetratt671/
McKeree671/
Mkahara671/
Mkerehe671/
McKerahowa671/
M'Keïtratt671/
Mcheraa671/
Mkerres671/
Mckarau671/
McKerro670/
McKeroy670/
McGerea670/
McKerit670/
McKergo670/

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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 Mkera
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