Mkando Surname
Approximately 390 people bear this surname
Mkando Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 178 | 1:259,438 | 17,397 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mkando (12) may also be a first name.
Mkando Demographics
Mkando Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mkando Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkando Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkando is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkando? popularity and diffusion
It is the 739,868th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkando live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name globally, borne by 12 people.
It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 259,438. In Kenya it is most common in: Kilifi County, where 99 percent reside, Kwale County, where 1 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 40 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside.
Mkando Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkandoo | 92 | 125 | / |
| Mkhando | 92 | 11 | / |
| Mkandho | 92 | 1 | / |
| M'Kando | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mkandoa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mkanda | 83 | 8,025 | / |
| Mkondo | 83 | 2,028 | / |
| Mqando | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkhondo | 77 | 5,178 | / |
| Mkondoa | 77 | 308 | / |
| Mkhanda | 77 | 104 | / |
| Mkondoo | 77 | 59 | / |
| Mkandah | 77 | 34 | / |
| Mkandha | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mkgondo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mkandaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mccando | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mhkondo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkaunda | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Kanda | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Kondo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkatenda | 71 | 94 | / |
| Mhkhanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Ckanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkonda | 67 | 6,598 | / |
| Mqanda | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mqondo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkhonda | 62 | 64 | / |
| Mkondah | 62 | 5 | / |
| Mkhomdo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mgcondo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mccanda | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mkoinda | 62 | 1 | / |
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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 Mkando
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