Mkandi Surname

446,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4811:110,06610,624
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
England101:5,571,806158,774
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkandi (18) may also be a first name.

Mkandi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkandi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkandi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkandi is the 446,740th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,551,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mkandi are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 481 people, or 1 in 110,066. In Tanzania Mkandi is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 91 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 2 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Mkandi is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 24 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found.

Mkandi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Mkandi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.02% less than the national average, earning R 187,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhandi921,571/
Mgkandi921/
Mkandiy921/
McKandie8671/
Mkanda838,025/
Mkande831,151/
Mcandi8351/
Mkondi839/
Mqandi832/
Mkhanda77104/
Mkhande7718/
Mkhandy777/
Mkandha776/
Mkandaa772/
Mmkande771/
Mkandoa771/
Mkaunda771/
M'Kondi771/
M'Kanda771/
McKandes7126/
McKanday7116/
McCandie7110/
M'Ckanda711/
McCandis711/
McKanndy711/
Mhkhanda711/
Mkonda676,598/
Mkonde672,344/
Mqondi6723/
McCandish675/
Mqande672/
Mckatende671/

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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 Mkandi
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