Mkuja Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkuja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkuja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 found most frequently in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkuja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The 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. Mkuja is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 67 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Mkuja occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkauja91141/
Mkusa802,577/
Mkuya802,071/
Mkuza8074/
Mkuji8035/
Mkeja805/
Mkuje805/
Mkaja805/
Mkija804/
Mkuha803/
Mkoja802/
Mkhaja734/
Mkhija733/
Mkhuza731/
Mkhusa731/
Mkuisa731/
Mkhuoa731/
Mkhuya731/
Mkauya731/
Mkai671,177/
Mkea67394/
Mkaa67259/
Mkay67138/
Mkoa6777/
Mkue679/
Mkau676/
Mkhuyas675/
Mkui674/
Mkhouza673/
Mkeu673/
Mkuy672/
Mkuyaha671/
Mkae671/
Mqukusa671/
Mkhuusa671/
Mkej671/
Mkoj671/

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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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