Mkundi Surname

179,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkundi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkundi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,3201:22,8202,814
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mkundi (13) may also be a first name.

Mkundi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkundi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mkundi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkundi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkundi is the 179,972nd most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,076,212 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkundi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mkundi is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Mkundi is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,320 people, or 1 in 22,820. In Tanzania Mkundi is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 27 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Mkundi is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkundai9210/
Mkuindi921/
Mkunda835,823/
Mkunde83292/
Mkondi839/
Mkhindi776/
Mkhunde771/
Mkunder771/
M'Kondi771/
Mkaunda771/
Mkonda676,598/
Mkonde672,344/
Mkhonde62761/
Mkondoa62308/
Mkhonda6264/
McCundy622/
Mhkonde621/
Mkondea621/
McCunde620/
McCunder572/
McCoundy570/
McCundey570/
Mconde502/

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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 Mkundi
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