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
Mkuja is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mkuja.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkuja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Mkuja occurs predominantly 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 commonly held first name internationally, held by 15 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 67 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 17 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
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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