Mkiya Surname
Approximately 714 people bear this surname
Mkiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 681 | 1:77,741 | 8,025 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
Mkiya Demographics
Average Mkiya Salary in
South Africa
R 59,388
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mkiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkiya occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 470,273rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,206,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkiya reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Mkiya is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 681 people, or 1 in 77,741. In Tanzania Mkiya is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 96 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 1 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Mkiya Last Name Statistics demography
Mkiya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.01% less than the national average, earning R 59,388 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkhiya | 91 | 17 | / |
| Mgkhiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mmkhiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mqkhiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkeya | 80 | 2,402 | / |
| Mkuya | 80 | 2,071 | / |
| Mkaya | 80 | 263 | / |
| Mkoya | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mkeiy | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mkiyo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mkija | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mqiya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mkioa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkhaya | 73 | 796 | / |
| Mgciya | 73 | 30 | / |
| Mqhiya | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mkiiah | 73 | 23 | / |
| McKiea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mkhija | 73 | 3 | / |
| McKeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mckiey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mckaiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Koya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkheya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkauya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mchiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkeyap | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKeiy | 73 | 0 | / |
| McKoiy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mkai | 67 | 1,177 | / |
| Mkoi | 67 | 515 | / |
| Mkea | 67 | 394 | / |
| Mkaa | 67 | 259 | / |
| Mkey | 67 | 159 | / |
| Mkay | 67 | 138 | / |
| Mkoy | 67 | 92 | / |
| Mkoa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mkei | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mkie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mkau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mkhuyas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkuyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhayad | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mkiya
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