Mkindi Surname

147,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkindi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkindi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,8781:18,3952,358
Kenya1071:431,58823,328
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mkindi (13) may also be a first name.

Mkindi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkindi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mkindi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkindi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 147,758th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,433,237 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkindi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mkindi is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,878 people, or 1 in 18,395. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 34 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Arusha Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Mkindi is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkindai9275/
Mhkindi921/
Mkuindi921/
Mkndi911/
McKindie861/
Mkinda83671/
Mkinde83561/
Mkendi835/
Mkiende771/
McKendie715/
Mckindey712/
McKinndy711/
McKendis710/
McKinday710/
Mkenda676,002/
Mkende67297/
McInde672/
Mqinda671/
Hmckinder670/
McKindeer670/
Mkennda621/
Mccindy621/
Mcgindy621/
McKendee571/
McKendey571/
McKender571/
Mcnda555/
Mqnde551/
McKenndey531/
McEndy508/
McNdez501/

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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 Mkindi
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