Mkuria Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mkuria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkuria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkuria Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkuria is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkuria? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Mkuria reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkuria is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Migori County, where 50 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 50 percent are found. Beside Kenya Mkuria is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKuria926/
Mkurya83167/
Mkiria833/
Mkoria831/
McCuria770/
McGuria770/
McCurria710/
Mkirya671,290/
Mkorya671/
Mcurya671/
Mkoreha622/
McCurio621/
McCureay571/

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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 Mkuria
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