Mkingwa Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkingwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkingwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4001:132,35412,363
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mkingwa (139) may also be a first name.

Mkingwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkingwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkingwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkingwa is the 725,073rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkingwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mkingwa is also the 784,558th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 139 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 400 people, or 1 in 132,354. In Tanzania Mkingwa is primarily concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 56 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 41 percent live and Kagera Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mking'wa931/
Mkengwa86199/
Mqingqwa801/
Mching'wa7574/
Mqengwa713/
Mcingwe711/
Mqinqwa711/
Mchengwa67146/
Mqengqwa6754/
Mqenqgwa672/
Mchingwi671/
Mqenqwa575/
McIngue571/
Mkengue571/

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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 Mkingwa
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