Mkwanda Surname

44,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8,3911:2,040239
Tanzania2,8321:18,6942,395
Zimbabwe2971:51,9817,910
South Africa931:582,55644,854
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mkwanda (310) may also be a first name.

Mkwanda Last Name Facts

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

Mkwanda occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkwanda is the 44,729th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 627,317 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwanda are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mkwanda is also the 499,178th most commonly held forename globally, held by 310 people.

Mkwanda is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 8,391 people, or 1 in 2,040. Barring Malawi it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Mkwanda Last Name Statistics demography

Mkwanda earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.97% less than the national average, earning R 85,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwandah93105/
Mkhwanda931/
Mkwandi86332/
Mkwande8627/
Mkwando8623/
Mgwanda8611/
Mgwasinda751/
Mgwandi71154/
Mgbanda7115/
Mgwando711/
Mgwande711/
Mqwande711/
Mqwandi711/
Mngwandi67207/
Mngwandy671/
Mngwande671/
Mncwando671/
Mgwasinde638/
Menkuande631/
Mgbandi572/
Mnguandi531/

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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 Mkwanda
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