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

The surname Mkwanda occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwanda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 44,729th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 627,317 people. The surname Mkwanda is predominantly found 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 widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 310 people.

The last name Mkwanda is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 8,391 people, or 1 in 2,040. Beside Malawi this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs 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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