Mkinya Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Mkinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Mkinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkinya is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkinya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mkinya is the 1,955,159th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mkinya reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 608,524. In Tanzania Mkinya is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 79 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 10 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkenya | 83 | 281 | / |
| Mcinya | 83 | 17 | / |
| Mqinya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mchinya | 77 | 133 | / |
| Mkhenya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mgcinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgqinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgkenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| McKenya | 77 | 0 | / |
| McKigney | 71 | 140 | / |
| McKeigna | 71 | 2 | / |
| McKineoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKineay | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKignay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mkenja | 67 | 36 | / |
| McKaigney | 67 | 20 | / |
| McKeigney | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mchenya | 62 | 1,096 | / |
| Mchinja | 62 | 124 | / |
| McKenia | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mckenha | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mgcinia | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mchinia | 62 | 1 | / |
| McKenea | 62 | 1 | / |
| McKegney | 57 | 206 | / |
| Mchinjaa | 57 | 174 | / |
| McGinnia | 57 | 6 | / |
| McKegnay | 57 | 1 | / |
| McGiniay | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mgkegney | 57 | 1 | / |
| McKeagney | 53 | 96 | / |
| McCaigney | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mkinya
- 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