Mkesha Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Mkesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Mkesha (12) may also be a first name.
Mkesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkesha is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkesha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,527,735th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. Mkesha occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkesha live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name world-wide, held by 12 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania Mkesha is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 91 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 7 percent reside and Geita Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkesa | 91 | 253 | / |
| Mkecha | 83 | 181 | / |
| Mkasha | 83 | 166 | / |
| Mkessa | 83 | 22 | / |
| Mketsa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkhesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkosha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgqesha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mkhoesa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mkashah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mchesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Kasha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mketsho | 77 | 1 | / |
| McKeisa | 77 | 0 | / |
| McKesay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mkosa | 73 | 466 | / |
| Mkese | 73 | 402 | / |
| Mkasa | 73 | 370 | / |
| Mkeso | 73 | 157 | / |
| Mkisa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mkesi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mkassa | 67 | 115 | / |
| Mketso | 67 | 63 | / |
| Mkesso | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mkicha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mkhesi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkosho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkhaso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkosah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkhisa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkissa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkhasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mqeshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKeichas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkessy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkosaâ | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Kahasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Kosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcesai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqosha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mketsy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkesit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkitsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkuisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqesho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKeza | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKescher | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKesshie | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKesy | 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 Mkesha
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