Mkanda Surname

62,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6,6661:2,568316
Tanzania7141:74,1487,720
Zambia2461:64,4315,735
Zimbabwe2351:65,6959,890
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Kenya621:744,83730,879
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Botswana41:546,73222,624
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Mkanda (43) may also be a first name.

Mkanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkanda occurs most in Malawi. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mkanda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,546th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 908,105 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkanda live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mkanda is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 43 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 6,666 people, or 1 in 2,568. Outside of Malawi this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.

Mkanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mkanda earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 21.24% less than the national average, earning R 187,152 per year and in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhanda92104/
Mkandah9234/
Mkandha926/
Mkandaa922/
M'Kanda921/
Mkaunda921/
Mkandoa921/
Mkatenda8694/
McKanday8616/
M'Ckanda861/
Mhkhanda861/
Mkonda836,598/
Mkande831,151/
Mkandi83763/
Mkando83390/
Mqanda8322/
Mkhandi771,571/
Mkondoa77308/
Mkandoo77125/
Mkhonda7764/
Mkhande7718/
Mkhando7711/
Mkhandy777/
Mkondah775/
Mccanda771/
Mkandho771/
Mkandiy771/
M'Kando771/
Mkondea771/
Mkoinda771/
Mmkande771/
Mgkandi771/
McKandie7171/
McKandes7126/
McKanndy711/
Mkonde672,344/
Mkondo672,028/
Mcandi6751/
Mkondi679/
Mqandi672/
Mqande672/
Mckatende671/
Mqando671/

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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
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  • 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 Mkanda
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