Mkandala Surname
Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname
Mkandala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,002 | 1:52,836 | 5,823 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mkandala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkandala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkandala is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkandala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mkandala is the 283,789th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,370,336 people. Mkandala is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkandala are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,002 people, or 1 in 52,836. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 35 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 18 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Mkandala exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Mkandala
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