Mkesa Surname
Approximately 253 people bear this surname
Mkesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 232 | 1:228,197 | 18,918 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mkesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkesa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkesa? popularity and diffusion
Mkesa is the 1,006,539th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname Mkesa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkesa reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 228,197. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 72 percent live, Iringa Region, where 20 percent live and Arusha Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkesha | 91 | 136 | / |
| Mkessa | 91 | 22 | / |
| Mketsa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkhesa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkhoesa | 83 | 6 | / |
| McKeisa | 83 | 0 | / |
| McKesay | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mkosa | 80 | 466 | / |
| Mkese | 80 | 402 | / |
| Mkasa | 80 | 370 | / |
| Mkeso | 80 | 157 | / |
| Mkisa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mkesi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mkeja | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mkecha | 73 | 181 | / |
| Mkasha | 73 | 166 | / |
| Mkassa | 73 | 115 | / |
| Mketso | 73 | 63 | / |
| Mkesso | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mkhesi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mkheza | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mkissa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkhasa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkosah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkhisa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkosha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mcesai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkuisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhosa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkitsa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkesit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mketsy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkosaâ | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkessy | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Kosa | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKeza | 73 | 0 | / |
| McKesy | 73 | 0 | / |
| McKetsy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mgqesha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mkessey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkashah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkheisy | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Kassa | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Kasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Kaisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchesha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mckeser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mketsho | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKesso | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKeese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhetse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhetso | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKesie | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCkesy | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKease | 67 | 0 | / |
| McEssay | 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
- 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 Mkesa
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