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

Mkobe is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkobe is the 1,014,722nd most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkobe live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

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

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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