Mkoji Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mkoji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkoji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4981:92,7318,297
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mkoji (108) may also be a first name.

Mkoji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkoji is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkoji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkoji is the 538,129th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,186,532 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkoji live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mkoji is also the 904,892nd most common given name in the world, held by 108 people.

The surname Mkoji is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 498 people, or 1 in 92,731. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Taita Taveta County, where 51 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 24 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 22 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mkoji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mkoji surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkoi89515/
Mkoj891/
Mkosi802,122/
Mkozi801,030/
Mkoyi80944/
Mkhoi80176/
Mkiji8082/
Mkuji8035/
Mqoji8020/
Mkojo808/
Mkoja802/
Mkaji801/
Mkoit801/
Mkoje801/
Mkhosi731,208/
Mkhozi7378/
Mkoosi739/
Mkoich731/
Mkhaji731/
Mhkosi731/
Mkodzi731/
Mkhiji731/
Mkajie731/
McKoid731/
McKoiy730/
Mkai671,177/
Mkoy6792/
Mkoa6777/
Mkei6725/
Mkie679/
Mkhosie676/
Mkui674/
Mkoe673/
Mqoi672/
Mcoj672/
Mkozich671/
Mkej671/
McKosie670/

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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 Mkoji
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