Mkila Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2181:242,85119,731
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mkila (65) may also be a first name.

Mkila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkila is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 830,559th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkila reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 65 people.

Mkila is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 242,851. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 43 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Mkila occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Mkila Last Name Statistics demography

Mkila earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.47% more than the national average, earning R 367,080 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkilya91856/
Mkhila91134/
Mkaila91104/
Mkilia915/
Mkuila912/
Mkilah912/
Mkilas911/
Mkilay911/
Mkilaha83313/
Mkilyah8393/
Mkaitla831/
Mmkaila831/
Mkaaila831/
Mkilias831/
Mkula803,947/
Mkile80797/
Mkela80424/
Mkili80229/
Mkilo80119/
Mqila807/
Mkyla801/
Mkulia731,144/
Mkuula73212/
Mkhula73134/
Mkhile7326/
Mqaila7311/
Mkulah739/
Mkhela738/
Mkhili736/
Mkuile734/
Mkelah734/
Mgcila732/
Mkaili732/
Mqkela731/
Mkitle731/
Mkulla731/
Mkielo731/
Mkelea731/
Mkeile731/
McIlay731/
Mkaile731/
Mkeihlatt711/
Mkhaili6727/
McKulla6720/
Mkhitly675/
Mqailah675/
Mckilie672/
McKilip672/
McKilop672/
Mkullah672/
Mgcilia671/
Mkullia671/
Mqukile671/
Mkhehla671/
McKelay671/
Mkhetla671/
McKhela671/
M'Kaihlatt671/
McKeily670/
McKiloy670/
McKisly670/
McKiely670/
McKuile670/
McGilay670/

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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 Mkila
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