Mkeya Surname
Approximately 2,402 people bear this surname
Mkeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,397 | 1:22,087 | 2,744 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mkeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkeya is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mkeya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkeya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mkeya is the 177,945th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,033,949 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkeya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,397 people, or 1 in 22,087. In Tanzania Mkeya is most prevalent in: Songwe Region, where 45 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 25 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkheya | 91 | 1 | / |
| McKeya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkeyap | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkea | 89 | 394 | / |
| Mkey | 89 | 159 | / |
| Mkuya | 80 | 2,071 | / |
| Mkiya | 80 | 714 | / |
| Mkaya | 80 | 263 | / |
| Mkeha | 80 | 206 | / |
| Mkoya | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mkeiy | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mceya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mkeah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mkeyo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mkeja | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mkeyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mkeye | 80 | 2 | / |
| M'Kea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mkhaya | 73 | 796 | / |
| Mkhiya | 73 | 17 | / |
| McKeey | 73 | 10 | / |
| M'Keyo | 73 | 6 | / |
| McKeye | 73 | 5 | / |
| McKiea | 73 | 3 | / |
| McKeys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkheea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mcheya | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Koya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkeeyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKead | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mckiey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkauya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKeiy | 73 | 0 | / |
| McKeat | 73 | 0 | / |
| McKeaz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mkai | 67 | 1,177 | / |
| Mkaa | 67 | 259 | / |
| Mkay | 67 | 138 | / |
| Mkoy | 67 | 92 | / |
| Mkoa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mkee | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mkei | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mkue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mkie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mkau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mkhuyas | 67 | 5 | / |
| McKahey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkuyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCkeey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqey | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKeeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmkhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqkhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhayad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgkhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkej | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKeath | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKeatt | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKeyes | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKeehy | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Mkeya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis