Mkandabile Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mkandabile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkandabile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia911:174,17511,962
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mkandabile Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkandabile has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkandabile? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkandabile is the 1,795,579th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkandabile live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 174,175. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Muchinga Province, where 69 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhandabile955/
Mkandawile902,572/
Mkandabili905/
Mkandabila902/
Mkhandabila8614/
Mkhandawile8610/
Mkhandabili862/
M'Kandawile861/
Mkandawila802/
Mkandaweli7026/
Mkhandaweli673/

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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 Mkandabile
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