Mkusa Surname

167,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5691:33,7423,952
Malawi9411:18,1922,844
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mkusa (18) may also be a first name.

Mkusa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkusa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkusa? popularity and diffusion

Mkusa is the 167,770th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,827,918 people. Mkusa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkusa live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

Mkusa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,569 people, or 1 in 33,742. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 19 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 19 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Mkusa is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 37 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkusha915/
Mkussa915/
Mkhusa911/
Mkuisa911/
Mkutsa911/
McKusia832/
Mkutsha832/
Mkhuusa831/
Mqukusa831/
Mkushah831/
Mkosa80466/
Mkusi80197/
Mkuso8077/
Mkuza8074/
Mkuse8010/
Mkuja808/
Mkisa808/
Mkhutsha771/
Mkhousha771/
Mkauja73141/
Mkushi73127/
Mkucha7364/
Mkause734/
Mkhuse734/
Mkutsi733/
Mkhisa732/
Mkosah732/
Mkissa732/
Mkhusi731/
Mkhuza731/
Mkausi731/
Mkuuse731/
M'Kosa731/
Mkhosa731/
Mkosaâ731/
Mkosha731/
McCusa730/
McKusy730/
McKuse730/
Mqukuse67180/
Mkhoesa676/
Mkhouza673/
Mkhuusi671/
Mkhuuse671/
Mkhuseu671/
Mkhuhse671/
Mcutsha671/
Mkutcha671/
Mkuchaa671/
McKussy670/
McKause670/

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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 Mkusa
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