Mkulu Surname
Approximately 1,134 people bear this surname
Mkulu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 920 | 1:57,545 | 6,242 |
| Kenya | 166 | 1:278,192 | 18,180 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mkulu (621) may also be a first name.
Mkulu Demographics
Average Mkulu Salary in
South Africa
R 690,084
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mkulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkulu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkulu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 327,420th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,426,407 people. Mkulu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkulu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mkulu is also the 334,590th most common forename in the world, held by 621 people.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 920 people, or 1 in 57,545. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Njombe Region, where 35 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 20 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 16 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Mkulu exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Mkulu Last Name Statistics demography
Mkulu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 190.39% more than the national average, earning R 690,084 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkhulu | 91 | 116 | / |
| Mkuhlu | 91 | 56 | / |
| Mkullu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuhlu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Mqukulu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mkoulou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mculu | 80 | 394 | / |
| Mkolu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mkilu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mgculu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mqhulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| McAuluy | 67 | 2 | / |
| McCaulou | 62 | 61 | / |
| McCullus | 62 | 7 | / |
| McCulluy | 62 | 7 | / |
| McCulluh | 62 | 5 | / |
| McCulleu | 62 | 1 | / |
| McGauleu | 62 | 1 | / |
| McUlluch | 62 | 1 | / |
| McCoulou | 62 | 1 | / |
| McCauluy | 62 | 1 | / |
| McCaului | 62 | 1 | / |
| McCulous | 62 | 0 | / |
| McCuluth | 62 | 0 | / |
| McCullup | 62 | 0 | / |
| McCulouh | 62 | 0 | / |
| McCullouh | 57 | 6 | / |
| McCulluch | 57 | 4 | / |
| McCullous | 57 | 2 | / |
| McCulluth | 57 | 1 | / |
| McUllouch | 57 | 1 | / |
| McCulouch | 57 | 1 | / |
| McCulluyh | 57 | 0 | / |
| Mkiliu | 55 | 9 | / |
| McCullouth | 53 | 49 | / |
| McCulloush | 53 | 4 | / |
| McCullauth | 53 | 1 | / |
| McCollu | 50 | 2 | / |
| McCuloe | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Mkulu
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