Mkuya Surname
Approximately 2,071 people bear this surname
Mkuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,845 | 1:28,695 | 3,429 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Mkuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkuya is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkuya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 201,348th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,518,854 people. The last name Mkuya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkuya live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,845 people, or 1 in 28,695. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 25 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 18 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 10 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkhuya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkauya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkuy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mkhuyas | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mkuyaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkeya | 80 | 2,402 | / |
| Mkuye | 80 | 930 | / |
| Mkiya | 80 | 714 | / |
| Mkaya | 80 | 263 | / |
| Mkoya | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mkuyo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mkuja | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mkuha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mkuyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mcuya | 80 | 2 | / |
| McKuy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mkhaya | 73 | 796 | / |
| Mkauja | 73 | 141 | / |
| Mkhiya | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mkaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkheya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Koya | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkeyap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkai | 67 | 1,177 | / |
| Mkea | 67 | 394 | / |
| Mkaa | 67 | 259 | / |
| Mkey | 67 | 159 | / |
| Mkay | 67 | 138 | / |
| Mkoy | 67 | 92 | / |
| Mkoa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mkue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mkau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mkui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmkhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqkhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgkhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhayad | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mkuya
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