Mkonde Surname

181,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkonde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkonde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3071:40,5064,629
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
South Africa3851:140,72116,192
Zimbabwe1391:111,06615,254
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkonde (15) may also be a first name.

Mkonde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkonde is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkonde? popularity and diffusion

It is the 181,558th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,109,021 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkonde are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mkonde is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,307 people, or 1 in 40,506. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 65 percent live, Tabora Region, where 17 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 16 percent live.

Mkonde Last Name Statistics demography

Mkonde earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.98% less than the national average, earning R 116,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhonde92761/
Mhkonde921/
Mkondea921/
Mkonda836,598/
Mkande831,151/
Mkunde83292/
Mkomde8312/
Mkondi839/
Mqonde835/
Mconde832/
Mkondoa77308/
Mkhonda7764/
Mkhande7718/
Mkoinda771/
Mkhunde771/
Mkhomde771/
Mkunder771/
M'Kondi771/
Mmkande771/
McKandie7171/
McKandes7126/
McCondes710/
McCondee710/
Mkanda678,025/
Mkunda675,823/
Mkundi672,369/
Mkandi67763/
Mqondi6723/
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 Mkonde
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