Mkir Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mkir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Mkir Last Name Facts

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

Mkir is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mkir reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 66 percent are found, Ekiti, where 17 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Mkir exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkire892/
Mkhir891/
McKire8099/
Mkhire802/
Mkhair802/
McKirr802/
Mkaird801/
McKeir800/
Mker75627/
Mcir751/
Mkjr751/
McKuirr730/
McGir6716/
Mkeer6710/
Mkere676/
Møker675/
M'Khaitr673/
Mcair672/
Mckre671/
Mkhre671/
M'Kheitr671/

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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 Mkir
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis