Mkiva Surname

198,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mkiva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkiva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0641:26,2493,364
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mkiva (11) may also be a first name.

Mkiva Last Name Facts

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

Mkiva occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkiva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 198,841st most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,466,958 people. The surname Mkiva occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkiva live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mkiva is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 2,064 people, or 1 in 26,249. In South Africa Mkiva is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Western Cape, where 27 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mkiva Last Name Statistics demography

Mkiva earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.36% less than the national average, earning R 129,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhiva91108/
McKivat834/
McKieva830/
Mkiwa802,136/
Mkuva805/
Mkeva801/
McKivait770/
Mkhiwa7320/
Mchiva739/
Mkheva736/
Mckiwa734/
Mkhive733/
Mkevga731/
Mgciva731/
Mkibah731/
Mkhuva731/
McIvay730/
McCiva730/
McKieve677/
Mkheeva673/
Mkaiwai671/
McKeivy671/
Mkeiveh671/
McKeava670/
McKivot670/
Mkeiver670/
McKevat670/
McKivis670/
McKivey670/
McKivet670/

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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 Mkiva
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