Mkosa Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4421:119,77711,421
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mkosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkosa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkosa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 649,026th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkosa reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 119,777. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 55 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 20 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Malawi, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkosah912/
Mkhosa911/
M'Kosa911/
Mkosha911/
Mkosaâ911/
Mkhoesa836/
Mkhotsa831/
Mkusa802,577/
Mkosi802,122/
Mkasa80370/
Mkesa80253/
Mkose80108/
Mkoso807/
Mkoja802/
Mkosy801/
Mkoza801/
Mkhousha771/
Mkhosi731,208/
Mkasha73166/
Mkesha73136/
Mkassa73115/
Mkhoza7325/
Mkessa7322/
Mkotse739/
Mkoosi739/
Mkussa735/
Mkosho735/
Mkusha735/
Mkasia735/
Mkoshi734/
Mkhose734/
Mkasad733/
Mkhasa732/
Mkutsa731/
Mkuisa731/
Mkozha731/
Mkhesa731/
Mkhusa731/
Mkosso731/
Mqosha731/
Mhkosi731/
Mkosse731/
Mkoshy731/
Mkotsi731/
McCosa730/
Mkhotso676/
Mkhosie676/
Mqotsha673/
Mkhouza673/
Mkashah673/
Mkutsha672/
McKusia672/
Mqukusa671/
Mgqotsa671/
Mkhuusa671/
M'Kassa671/
M'Kasha671/
Mkhohza671/
Mkushah671/
McKosie670/
McKesay670/
McKoyse670/

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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 Mkosa
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