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
Mkira is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mkira is the 618,896th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 14,663,070 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkira live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mkira is also the 701,320th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 170 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 124,276. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 45 percent live, Mara Region, where 33 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.
Mkira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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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