Mkese Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2041:259,51820,802
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mkese Last Name Facts

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

Mkese is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mkese.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkese? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 723,769th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. The last name Mkese is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkese reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkese is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 259,518. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 50 percent are found, Singida Region, where 46 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 46 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkes89481/
Mkessey834/
Mkhetse831/
Mckeser831/
McKeese831/
McKesie830/
McKease830/
Mkase80321/
Mkesa80253/
Mhkes80200/
Mkose80108/
Mmkes8058/
Mkise8044/
Mkesh8010/
Mkeze805/
Mkesi805/
Mcese801/
McKes801/
Mkeis801/
Mqese801/
Mckeysey771/
McKeszie771/
McKeesey771/
McKesgie770/
McKeusie770/
McKeeser770/
McKessie770/
Mkesha73136/
Mkhise7329/
Mkessa7322/
Mkhase7321/
Mkhesi735/
Mkhose734/
Mkasse734/
Mkheze734/
Mkeesh733/
Mqetse732/
Mkhesa731/
Mgcese731/
Mkesit731/
Mketsy731/
McKess731/
Mkosse731/
Mkessy731/
McKeys731/
McKege730/
McKest730/
McKyse730/
McGese730/
McKase730/
McKesy730/
McKesshie710/
McKescher710/
McEssey6737/
McKeets6716/
Mkhaise6715/
McKeige6713/
McQuese6712/
McKetsy6711/
Mkez672/
Mkeeshh672/
Mkhizes672/
McKezer672/
Mkheche671/
McKeger671/
Mqes671/
Mkhasse671/
Mkhizse671/
Mkhizee671/
Mqukase671/
Mkheisy671/
Mckeish671/
McKoyse670/
McEs670/
McKisey670/
McKiser670/
McKesay670/
McGeshe670/
McCkesy670/
McKeice670/
McKexey670/
McKisse670/
McKeisa670/
McEasey670/
McHease670/

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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 Mkese
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