Mkandawire Surname
Approximately 158,151 people bear this surname
Mkandawire Surname User-submission:
Mkandawire is a Tumbuka surname literally meaning 'to walk on money'.
Mkandawire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 132,768 | 1:129 | 7 |
| Zambia | 24,175 | 1:656 | 84 |
| Zimbabwe | 442 | 1:34,928 | 5,388 |
| South Africa | 343 | 1:157,952 | 17,788 |
| England | 143 | 1:389,637 | 27,109 |
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| United States | 71 | 1:5,105,055 | 259,233 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Iceland | 8 | 1:47,511 | 3,734 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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'.
- margaretlibetwaMkandawire Demographics
Average Mkandawire Salary in
United States
$42,503 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Mkandawire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkandawire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkandawire is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkandawire? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543rd most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 46,080 people. Mkandawire occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkandawire live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mkandawire is also the 790,880th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 137 people.
The surname Mkandawire is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 132,768 people, or 1 in 129. Excluding Malawi this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 15 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
Mkandawire Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mkandawire last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Kandawire | 95 | 192 | / |
| Mkandawre | 95 | 107 | / |
| Mkhandawire | 95 | 57 | / |
| Mkandawir | 95 | 2 | / |
| Mkandaawire | 95 | 2 | / |
| Mkanndawire | 95 | 2 | / |
| Mkandawaire | 95 | 2 | / |
| Mkandawiree | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mkandawiere | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mkhandawirie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkandaiwre | 90 | 131 | / |
| Mkandabire | 90 | 45 | / |
| Mkandawiri | 90 | 40 | / |
| Mkandawira | 90 | 36 | / |
| Mkandawere | 90 | 15 | / |
| Mkandowire | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mkandaware | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mkamdawire | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mkhandawiri | 86 | 29 | / |
| Mkhandawira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mkandabiri | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mkandaweri | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mkandavira | 80 | 3 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Mkandawire
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis