Mkandawire Surname

3,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkandawire Surname User-submission:

Mkandawire is a Tumbuka surname literally meaning 'to walk on money'.

Mkandawire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi132,7681:1297
Zambia24,1751:65684
Zimbabwe4421:34,9285,388
South Africa3431:157,95217,788
England1431:389,63727,109
Botswana991:22,0904,408
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Swaziland41:324,550996
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mkandawire (137) may also be a first name.

Mkandawire Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mkandawire is a Tumbuka surname literally meaning 'to walk on money'.

- margaretlibetwa

Mkandawire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkandawire occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkandawire? popularity and diffusion

Mkandawire is the 3,543rd most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 46,080 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkandawire reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mkandawire is also the 790,880th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 137 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 132,768 people, or 1 in 129. Besides Malawi this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 15 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Mkandawire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mkandawire surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Mkandawire earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning R 262,572 per year and in United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,503 USD per year.

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