Mkobe Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2251:235,29619,277
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mkobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkobe is most common in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkobe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,014,722nd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. Mkobe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkobe reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 235,296. In Tanzania Mkobe is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 40 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 33 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 23 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Mkobe Last Name Statistics demography

Mkobe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.72% less than the national average, earning R 67,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhkobe914/
Mkhobe912/
Mkoba804,344/
Mkabe80222/
Mkebe80197/
Mkobi8059/
Mqobe8033/
Mkove8015/
Mkube804/
Mkhebe7382/
Mkhabe7342/
Mkhoba7337/
Mkobaa736/
McCobe733/
McKoby732/
Mkhube732/
Mkobhi731/
Mkabee731/
Mkhobi731/
Mgqobe731/
Mkouboi67663/
McKeebe6712/
Mkomphe679/
Mccobey677/
Mckubie676/
McKovey673/
McKabee672/
McCobes671/
McCober671/
McKebie671/
McKuber670/
McKebey670/
McKaber670/

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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 Mkobe
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