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
The last name Mkulu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkulu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mkulu is the 327,420th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,426,407 people. Mkulu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkulu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 334,590th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 621 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 920 people, or 1 in 57,545. In Tanzania Mkulu is mostly concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 35 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 20 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 16 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
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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