Mkoyi Surname

378,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkoyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkoyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8231:64,3286,827
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mkoyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkoyi is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkoyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 378,348th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,719,858 people. The surname Mkoyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkoyi reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 823 people, or 1 in 64,328. In Tanzania Mkoyi is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 44 percent live, Geita Region, where 25 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 13 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Mkoyi Last Name Statistics demography

Mkoyi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.38% less than the national average, earning R 148,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkoi89515/
Mkoy8992/
Mkoji80598/
Mcoyi80320/
Mkhoi80176/
Mkoyo8060/
Mkayi8037/
Mqoyi8033/
Mkoya8022/
Mkoye806/
Mkeyi804/
Mkuyi803/
Mkoit801/
Mkyie801/
Mgcoyi73137/
Mkoich731/
Mqcoyi731/
Mqhoyi731/
McKooy731/
M'Koya731/
Mkeeyi731/
McKoyy731/
McKoid731/
McKcoy731/
McKoye730/
McKoiy730/
Mkai671,177/
Mkey67159/
Mkay67138/
Mkoa6777/
Mkei6725/
Mkie679/
Mkui674/
McCoyie674/
Mkoe673/
Mkye672/
Mkuy672/
Mqoi672/
McKoyet672/
McKoyes672/
Mqukayi671/
Mkhayie671/
Mqoy671/
Mkoj671/
McKayie670/

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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 Mkoyi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis