Mkunu Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mkunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mkunu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkunu is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkunu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mkunu reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkunu is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 671,228. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 74 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 26 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Mkunu Last Name Statistics demography

Mkunu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 116.25% more than the national average, earning R 513,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkungu912,688/
Mkhunu914/
Mckunu912/
Mkhungu8321/
Mkunguh834/
Mkunguu832/
Mhkungu831/
Mkounou831/
Mkonu807/
Mkinu801/
Mhcunu739/
Mgcunu739/
Mqhunu737/
Mhcungu671/
Mqonu601/
Mconu601/
Mgconu551/
Mgconuu501/

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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 Mkunu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis