Mkenda Surname

81,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,9911:8,8371,165
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mkenda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkenda occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkenda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 81,032nd most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,186 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkenda reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mkenda is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,991 people, or 1 in 8,837. In Tanzania Mkenda is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 27 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkennda921/
Mkinda83671/
Mkende83297/
Mkendi835/
Mkindai7775/
Mkindah771/
Mkiende771/
Mkaendo771/
Mcnda735/
Mkndi731/
McKendie715/
McKender711/
McKendey711/
McKendee711/
McKendoo711/
McHenday710/
McKendis710/
McKinday710/
Mkindi672,995/
Mkindo67639/
Mkinde67561/
McEndy678/
Mqinda671/
Mcinda671/
McEndo671/
McKenndey671/

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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 Mkenda
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