Mkesi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mkesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mkesi (9) may also be a first name.

Mkesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkesi has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkesi is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Mkesi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkesi live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 9 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent live. Besides South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhesi915/
Mkesit911/
McKesie830/
Mkisi8011,331/
Mkasi802,503/
Mkosi802,122/
Mkese80402/
Mkesa80253/
Mkezi805/
McKeszie771/
McKessio770/
McKesitt770/
McKeusie770/
McKesgie770/
McKessie770/
Mkhosi731,208/
Mkissi73579/
Mkhasi73180/
Mkesha73136/
Mkassi7359/
Mkessa7322/
Mkashi7319/
Mkasih7314/
Mchesi734/
Mkoshi734/
Mkaisi731/
Mcesai731/
Mkessy731/
McGesi731/
Mhkosi731/
Mqeshi731/
Mkaasi731/
Mkhesa731/
Mkhezi731/
Mkhisi731/
Mketsy731/
McKesy730/
McKesshie710/
McKeige6713/
McKetsy6711/
Mkhaisi679/
Mkhosie676/
Mkitshi674/
Mkessey674/
McKisie673/
Mkhissi672/
Mkhizes672/
Mkayssi671/
McKeese671/
Mckeser671/
Mkhashi671/
Mqetshi671/
Mkhetse671/
Mkhizei671/
Mkaitsi671/
Mkaissi671/
Mkheisy671/
McKeisa670/
McKisis670/
McKeice670/
McCkesy670/
McKosie670/
McKease670/
McKesay670/

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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 Mkesi
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