Mkandla Surname

66,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mkandla Surname User-submission:

Mkandla/Mnkandla people are originally Tswana. They genealogical belong to the Royal Bakgatla clan which originated from what is currently the North West Province in South Africa and parts of Botswana. The Mfecane plundering affected most Tswana clans and some of the Bakgatla Royal individuals were captured by Nguni/Abangoni warriors who originated from Zululand.

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Mkandla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7,1811:2,150134
South Africa2051:264,28126,485
England671:831,61344,286
Botswana501:43,7398,388
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mkandla Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mkandla/Mnkandla people are originally Tswana. They genealogical belong to the Royal Bakgatla clan which originated from what is currently the North West Province in South Africa and parts of Botswana. The Mfecane plundering affected most Tswana clans and some of the Bakgatla Royal individuals were captured by Nguni/Abangoni warriors who originated from Zululand. As captives, the Ngiluni could not pronounce the Tswana Bakgatla, they distorted that and pronounced it as Mkandla/Mnkandla. The totems of the Mkandla/Mnkandla people point to their Tswana origins as they are refer to the Khabo/Kgabo clan.

The Mkandla/Mnkandla people are predominantly found in South Africa, Zimbabwe and in other countries. Some identify themselves with the Tswana due to their origins while others identify with the Nguni nations due to their captivity.

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Mkandla Last Name Facts

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

Mkandla is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkandla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 66,221st most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 968,059 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkandla reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 7,181 people, or 1 in 2,150. In Zimbabwe Mkandla is primarily concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 38 percent reside, Matabeleland North Province, where 25 percent reside and Matabeleland South Province, where 20 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Mkandla occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Mkandla Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mkandla earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 34.53% more than the national average, earning R 319,704 per year and in United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year.

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