Mkusi Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mkusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1221:378,52421,706
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mkusi (13) may also be a first name.

Mkusi Last Name Facts

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

Mkusi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkusi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkusi is the 1,198,640th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkusi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename globally, held by 13 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 378,524. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 97 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 3 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 37 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Mkusi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkushi91127/
Mkutsi913/
Mkausi911/
Mkhusi911/
Mkhuusi831/
Mkisi8011,331/
Mkusa802,577/
Mkuzi802,349/
Mkosi802,122/
Mkuji8035/
Mkuse8010/
McKuisie770/
McKusich770/
McKeusie770/
Mkhosi731,208/
Mkissi73579/
Mkuchi73192/
Mkoosi739/
Mkussa735/
Mkusha735/
Mkoshi734/
Mkhuse734/
Mkuize734/
Mkause734/
Mkhuzi733/
Mkuisa731/
Mkhusa731/
Mhkosi731/
Mkuuse731/
Mkhisi731/
Mkauzi731/
McKusy730/
McKuse730/
Mqukuse67180/
McKuzes6714/
Mkhosie676/
McKisie673/
Mkhissi672/
Mkhuusa671/
Mkhuseu671/
Mkhuhse671/
Mqukusa671/
Mkugesh671/
Mkhuuse671/
McKussy670/
McKugie670/
McKause670/
McKosie670/
McKuzie670/

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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 Mkusi
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