Mkushi Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Mkushi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 45 | 1:352,220 | 18,524 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Mkushi (20) may also be a first name.
Mkushi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkushi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkushi occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkushi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,596,935th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. Mkushi occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Mkushi live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mkushi is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.
The surname Mkushi is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 352,220. In Zambia Mkushi is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 78 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 9 percent live and Central Province, where 4 percent live. Beside Zambia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent live and Botswana, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkusi | 91 | 197 | / |
| Mkuchi | 83 | 192 | / |
| Mkusha | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mkoshi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mkutsi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mkausi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkhusi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuusi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkisi | 73 | 11,331 | / |
| Mkusa | 73 | 2,577 | / |
| Mkosi | 73 | 2,122 | / |
| Mkuse | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mkhousha | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKeusie | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKusich | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKuisie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mkhosi | 67 | 1,208 | / |
| Mkissi | 67 | 579 | / |
| Mkhise | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mkoosi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mkussa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkhuse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkuize | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkause | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkuuse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkuisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhkosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhusa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkoshy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkosha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkauzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKuse | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGaushiy | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKusy | 67 | 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 Mkushi
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