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 more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkoyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkoyo reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mkoyo is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 967,459. In South Africa Mkoyo is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent are found, Western Cape, where 29 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

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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