Mkiti Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkiti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkiti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3061:173,01215,142
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mkiti (58) may also be a first name.

Mkiti Last Name Facts

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

Mkiti is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkiti? popularity and diffusion

Mkiti is the 685,266th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. The surname Mkiti occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkiti reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 58 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 173,012. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 92 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 3 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Mkiti Last Name Statistics demography

Mkiti earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.53% less than the national average, earning R 160,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkithi9130/
Mkieti912/
Mkihti911/
Mkitei911/
Mkaiti911/
Mkhithi83347/
McKitis837/
Mkuti801,311/
Mkita80363/
Mketi80359/
Mqiti8056/
Mkite8010/
Mkity801/
McKitish7722/
Mqithi7357/
Mqaiti7316/
Mgqiti738/
Mkitha734/
Mkheti733/
Mkaita733/
Mkhite731/
Mkithe731/
McKiethie712/
McKittish711/
Mckitty67131/
Mkhitha6717/
Mgcithi6713/
Mgqithi6710/
McAitis672/
Mqhithi671/
McUitie671/
McKithy671/
M'Kheiteit671/

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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 Mkiti
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