Mkoveke Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkoveke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkoveke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2211:239,55519,542
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkoveke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkoveke is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkoveke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkoveke are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 239,555. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 50 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 43 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkoveka861/
McKoveck803/
Mkoweka71116/
Mkaouek714/
M'Kabeke674/
Mkoubeka671/
Mkaveskis631/
Mkeweqe574/
McKovic573/
Mqobeki571/
McOweki571/
McCovick538/
Mkabeche531/
Mkhabeka531/
McKowice530/
McGaveck530/
Mkhabheka501/

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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 Mkoveke
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