Mkoyo Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

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

Mkoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mkoyo (23) may also be a first name.

Mkoyo Last Name Facts

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

Mkoyo is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkoyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. Mkoyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkoyo live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mkoyo is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 967,459. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent live, Western Cape, where 29 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Mkoyo Last Name Statistics demography

Mkoyo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.15% less than the national average, earning R 73,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkoy8992/
Mkoyi80944/
Mkayo80161/
Mkoya8022/
Mkuyo809/
Mkojo808/
Mkiyo807/
Mkoye806/
Mkeyo805/
Mcoyo804/
M'Keyo736/
Mccoyo734/
Mkhooa732/
McKoyy731/
McKcoy731/
M'Koya731/
McKooy731/
Mkhayo731/
Mkayou731/
McKoye730/
McKoiy730/
Mkoi67515/
Mkey67159/
Mkay67138/
Mkoa6777/
Mkoe673/
Mkye672/
Mkuy672/
McKoyet672/
McKoyes672/
Mkoj671/
Mqoy671/

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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 Mkoyo
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