Mkoleka Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Mkoleka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 76 | 1:696,600 | 40,185 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mkoleka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkoleka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkoleka occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mkoleka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkoleka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mkoleka is the 2,152,526th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkoleka reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 696,600. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 99 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Mkoleka occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkoloka | 86 | 121 | / |
| Mkoleke | 86 | 94 | / |
| Mkaleka | 86 | 94 | / |
| Mkeleka | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mkoleko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mkheleka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkulekaya | 75 | 13 | / |
| Mkohlakau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mkhulekaya | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mcolaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkoloko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkhohlakau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkalika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgcaleka | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mkulaika | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mkhulekhaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkhalaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkaloko | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mcolaco | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mkulike | 57 | 1 | / |
| McAleace | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Mkoleka
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