Mkuku Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mkuku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5991:88,3838,935
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mkuku (29) may also be a first name.

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Mkuku Demographics

Mkuku Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mkuku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkuku is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkuku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkuku is the 481,056th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. Mkuku occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkuku live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mkuku is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 29 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 599 people, or 1 in 88,383. In Tanzania Mkuku is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 20 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 20 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.

Mkuku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mkuku earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.31% less than the national average, earning R 151,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkukuh916/
Mkhukhu831/
Mkaukau831/
Mkiku807/
Mëcuku7383/
Mkhoku734/
Mkhaukhau713/
Mqoku601/
Mkokeu5511/
Mkokou551/
Mkokheu501/
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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 Mkuku
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