Mkoto Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

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

Mkoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2481:218,45822,930
Tanzania1491:355,31326,378
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mkoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkoto is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkoto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkoto is the 698,433rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkoto are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 218,458. In South Africa Mkoto is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 81 percent reside, Western Cape, where 6 percent reside and North West, where 5 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Mkoto is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 35 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Mkoto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mkoto earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.39% less than the national average, earning R 129,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhoto9116/
Mkotto9112/
Mkotoi912/
Mkohto911/
Mkouto911/
Mkhotho834/
Mkhouto831/
Mkhohto831/
Mketo805,190/
Mkota801,879/
Mkuto8029/
Mqoto8020/
Mkato8011/
Mkhothto771/
Mketto73248/
Mkhota73157/
Mkheto7343/
Mqotho7339/
McKeto738/
Mkotha735/
Mcouto733/
Mkhato732/
Mkqeto731/
Mkotah731/
Mkutto731/
McKostoss711/
Mkahato673/
Mkhotha671/
Mqhotho671/
Mgqotho671/
Mhkosta671/
Mkettoh671/

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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 Mkoto
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