Mkuta Surname

362,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkuta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkuta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6271:84,4368,606
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Kenya1431:322,93619,861
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mkuta (14) may also be a first name.

Mkuta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkuta is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mkuta.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkuta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 362,813th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,316,813 people. The surname Mkuta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkuta are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mkuta is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 84,436. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 58 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 6 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 18 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Mkuta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (60%) in Kenya.

Mkuta earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning R 212,868 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhuta91288/
Mkutha9113/
Mkutaa914/
Mkauta913/
Mkutta913/
Mkutay911/
Mkutach832/
Mkutaya832/
Mkhutha831/
Mkota801,879/
Mkuti801,311/
Mkute80944/
Mkita80363/
Mkuto8029/
Mkhota73157/
Mcutha7355/
Mkotha735/
Mkitha734/
Mquita733/
Mkuthi732/
Mkotah731/
Mkouto731/
Mkutty731/
Mkutto731/
Mkauti731/
Mkhitha6717/
Mkhuthe672/
Mkhouto671/
Mkhotha671/
Mquotha671/
Mquitay671/
M'Kouti671/
McKutty670/
McCutta670/
McKeuty670/

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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 Mkuta
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