Mkoya Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Mkoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Mkoya (19) may also be a first name.
Mkoya Demographics
Mkoya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mkoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkoya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkoya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mkoya is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mkoya reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name on earth, borne by 19 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Mkoya is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 7 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Mkoya occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 23 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Mkoya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Koya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkoy | 89 | 92 | / |
| Mkoa | 89 | 77 | / |
| Mkeya | 80 | 2,402 | / |
| Mkuya | 80 | 2,071 | / |
| Mkoyi | 80 | 944 | / |
| Mkiya | 80 | 714 | / |
| Mkaya | 80 | 263 | / |
| Mkoha | 80 | 123 | / |
| Mkoyo | 80 | 60 | / |
| Mkoye | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mkoja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mkhoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkioa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkhaya | 73 | 796 | / |
| Mkhiya | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mgcoya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mkhooa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkauya | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKooy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mqhoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkheya | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKoyy | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKcoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkeyap | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKoye | 73 | 0 | / |
| McKoiy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mkai | 67 | 1,177 | / |
| Mkoi | 67 | 515 | / |
| Mkea | 67 | 394 | / |
| Mkaa | 67 | 259 | / |
| Mkey | 67 | 159 | / |
| Mkay | 67 | 138 | / |
| Mkau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mkhuyas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| McKoyet | 67 | 2 | / |
| McKoyes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkhayad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgkhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkuyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmkhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqkhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqoy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mkoya
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