Mkinga Surname

37,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania13,0971:4,042562
Malawi1,0461:16,3662,570
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkinga (175) may also be a first name.

Mkinga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkinga is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mkinga.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkinga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,166th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 514,040 people. Mkinga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkinga are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 175 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13,097 people, or 1 in 4,042. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 30 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 19 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 7 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKinga920/
Mkina912,189/
Mkenga831,497/
Mkingi83245/
Mkhina8316/
Mkeina834/
Mkinge834/
Mkinai833/
Mqinga831/
Mkingo831/
Mkaina831/
Mkingie77359/
Mking'i77236/
Mgcinga778/
Mckiona776/
Mkeng'a775/
Mkin'gi774/
McKinay772/
McKingy771/
Mgqinga771/
Mkhingo771/
McKisna770/
Mqina731,385/
Mkena7391/
Mkino7344/
McNga731/
McKeigna712/
Mkheingo711/
McKinngy710/
McKingey710/
McKignay710/
McKinger710/
McKeinna710/
Mgcina672,583/
Mkenge67328/
Mqingo6795/
Mgqina6718/
Mcgina6712/
Mkengo677/
Mqgina674/
Mqhina674/
Mkhena673/
Mcqina673/
McInay672/
Mkhino672/
Mkengi672/
Mccina671/
Mkiney671/
Mkenah671/
Mcinai671/
Mhkena671/
Mqunga671/
McKino670/
McCinghay670/

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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 Mkinga
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