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 occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkinya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,955,159th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mkinya reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 608,524. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 79 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 10 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
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