Mkira Surname
Approximately 497 people bear this surname
Mkira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 426 | 1:124,276 | 11,742 |
| Kenya | 64 | 1:721,561 | 30,456 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Mkira (170) may also be a first name.
Mkira Demographics
Mkira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mkira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkira is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mkira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mkira is the 618,896th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 14,663,070 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkira reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 170 people.
The surname Mkira is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 426 people, or 1 in 124,276. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 45 percent are found, Mara Region, where 33 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent are found and Morocco, where 1 percent are found.
Mkira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Kira | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mkeira | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkhira | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkirah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkirga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkaira | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkura | 80 | 41 | / |
| Mqira | 80 | 32 | / |
| Mkera | 80 | 31 | / |
| Mkire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mkiry | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkeitrat | 77 | 7 | / |
| M'Kitrat | 77 | 1 | / |
| McKire | 73 | 99 | / |
| Mkerga | 73 | 62 | / |
| Mgcira | 73 | 52 | / |
| McKiry | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mkerea | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mqcira | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mgqira | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mcirha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mqhira | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkired | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkhire | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkurau | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Kura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mcirah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkerra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkkera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkitre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkairi | 73 | 1 | / |
| McIray | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhaitrat | 71 | 6 | / |
| M'Kheirat | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Keitrat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkaitratt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mchirah | 67 | 170 | / |
| Mkirech | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mkhairi | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Keitratt | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Kaitratt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mckiroy | 67 | 2 | / |
| McKirry | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Kuura | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGaira | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKitry | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKeray | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mkira
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