Mkosa Surname
Approximately 466 people bear this surname
Mkosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 442 | 1:119,777 | 11,421 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mkosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkosa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkosa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mkosa is the 649,026th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkosa live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mkosa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 119,777. In Tanzania Mkosa is most frequent in: Njombe Region, where 55 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 20 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkosah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mkhosa | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Kosa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkosha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkosaâ | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkhoesa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mkhotsa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkusa | 80 | 2,577 | / |
| Mkosi | 80 | 2,122 | / |
| Mkasa | 80 | 370 | / |
| Mkesa | 80 | 253 | / |
| Mkose | 80 | 108 | / |
| Mkoso | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mkoja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mkosy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkoza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkhousha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkhosi | 73 | 1,208 | / |
| Mkasha | 73 | 166 | / |
| Mkesha | 73 | 136 | / |
| Mkassa | 73 | 115 | / |
| Mkhoza | 73 | 25 | / |
| Mkessa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Mkotse | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mkoosi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mkussa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mkosho | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mkusha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mkasia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mkoshi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mkhose | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mkasad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mkhasa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkutsa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkuisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkozha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhesa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhusa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkosso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mqosha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhkosi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkosse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkoshy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkotsi | 73 | 1 | / |
| McCosa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mkhotso | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mkhosie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mqotsha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkhouza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkashah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkutsha | 67 | 2 | / |
| McKusia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mqukusa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgqotsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuusa | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Kassa | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Kasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhohza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkushah | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKosie | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKesay | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKoyse | 67 | 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 Mkosa
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