Mkisa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mkisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mkisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkisa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Mkisa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkisa reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkisa is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Trans Nzoia County, where 80 percent live and Mombasa County, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Mkisa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhisa912/
Mkissa912/
Mkitsa911/
Mkuisa911/
M'Kaisa831/
McKeisa830/
Mkisi8011,331/
Mkusa802,577/
Mkiza80751/
Mkesa80253/
Mkise8044/
Mkija804/
Mcisa803/
Mkissi73579/
Mkhiza73267/
Mkesha73136/
Mqaisa7363/
Mkhise7329/
Mkessa7322/
Mkicha7311/
Mckiza736/
Mkussa735/
Mkusha735/
Mkhija733/
Mketsa731/
Mkhusa731/
Mkhisi731/
Mkhesa731/
McIsaa731/
Mkaisi731/
McKisy730/
McKissach714/
Mkhaise6715/
Mkhaisi679/
McKizia677/
Mkitshi674/
Mcaaisa674/
McKisie673/
Mkhissi672/
Mkhuusa671/
Mkhizha671/
Mkushah671/
Mkaitsi671/
Mkheisy671/
Mkaissi671/
Mkhizse671/
Mqukusa671/
Mqhaisa671/
Mgqisha671/
McKisse670/
McKisis670/
McKesay670/
McKiser670/
McKisey670/

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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
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  • 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 Mkisa
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