Mkuja Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Mkuja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mkuja (15) may also be a first name.
Mkuja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkuja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkuja is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkuja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mkuja is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mkuja reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 67 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Mkuja is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkauja | 91 | 141 | / |
| Mkusa | 80 | 2,577 | / |
| Mkuya | 80 | 2,071 | / |
| Mkuza | 80 | 74 | / |
| Mkuji | 80 | 35 | / |
| Mkeja | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mkuje | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mkaja | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mkija | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mkuha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mkoja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mkhaja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mkhija | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mkhuza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhusa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkuisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkauya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkai | 67 | 1,177 | / |
| Mkea | 67 | 394 | / |
| Mkaa | 67 | 259 | / |
| Mkay | 67 | 138 | / |
| Mkoa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mkue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mkau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mkhuyas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkhouza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkuyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqukusa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuusa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkoj | 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
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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 Mkuja
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