Mkobela Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Mkobela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkobela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mkobela Last Name Facts

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

Mkobela is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mkobela.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkobela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkobela is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkobela reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkobela is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Mkobela is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.

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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 Mkobela
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