Mkuu Surname

437,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkuu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkuu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7651:69,2057,295
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mkuu (245) may also be a first name.

Mkuu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkuu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkuu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 437,497th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,295,339 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkuu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mkuu is also the 570,604th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 245 people.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 765 people, or 1 in 69,205. In Tanzania Mkuu is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 57 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside and Pemba South Region, where 18 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhuu891/
Mku86267/
Mkue759/
Mkau756/
Mkui754/
Mgku753/
Mkeu753/
Mkhu752/
Mkuy752/
Mkut752/
Mkku751/
Mkup751/
McKu751/
McKue6771/
Mquku6739/
McKau673/
Mkuha673/
Mkhau672/
McKus671/
Mkhhu671/
Mcguu671/
Mkgau671/
Mkaus671/
Mhkou671/
McUue671/
McKuy670/

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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 Mkuu
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