Mokandu Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mokandu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokandu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3821:120,89010,105
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mokandu (335) may also be a first name.

Mokandu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mokandu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokandu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mokandu is the 741,235th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. The surname Mokandu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mokandu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 478,225th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 335 people.

The last name Mokandu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 120,890. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 74 percent live, Nyamira County, where 22 percent live and Kiambu County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Mokandu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukandu861,747/
Makandu86377/
Mokondu8649/
Makandau804/
Mukkandu803/
Mukandui801/
Mekandou801/
Mukandhu801/
Makandou801/
Mutkandu801/
Mcandu772/
Makatindu7599/
Mokoundou753/
Mukasendu751/
Makondu71427/
Macondu7118/
Moukoundou7115/
Mukondu716/
Makamdu711/
Macandu711/
Macandau673/
Mmakondu671/
Makoundou632,222/
Mekoundou633/
Macoundou631/
Maucondut631/
Mauconduit59568/
Mackoundou5991/
Makondoo535/

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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 Mokandu
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