Mukanda Surname

20,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mukanda Surname Definition:

Mukanda is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: a boy who has come of age.

Mukanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo17,2591:4,281491
Zambia4,9071:3,230407
Kenya3,1051:14,8731,800
Zimbabwe9381:16,4592,399
Uganda2911:134,15612,297
Namibia1351:17,8473,112
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
England201:2,785,90397,972
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
India101:76,706,538639,611
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Mukanda (5,609) may also be a first name.

Mukanda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mukanda is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: a boy who has come of age.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mukanda is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: school / Learning instition.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mukanda is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: the sacred enclosure in which male initiates camp, are circumcised and taught..

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mukanda Last Name Facts

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

Mukanda (Bengali: মুকন্দ, Hindi: मुकन्दा, Marathi: मुकंदा, Oriya: ମୁକ) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukanda? popularity and diffusion

Mukanda is the 20,417th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 272,106 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukanda are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 89,431st most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 5,609 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 17,259 people, or 1 in 4,281. Beside The DR Congo Mukanda is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 18 percent are found and Kenya, where 12 percent are found.

Mukanda Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moukanda93776/
Mukhanda9352/
Mukanday9341/
Mukkanda9330/
Mukandah932/
Mukandat932/
Muikanda931/
Mukainda931/
Maukanda931/
Mukandha931/
Mukandaya882/
Mouckanda881/
Mukonda868,337/
Mikanda864,353/
Mukandi863,630/
Mokanda862,874/
Mucanda862,174/
Mukando861,671/
Mukande861,199/
Mukandy861/
Muqanda861/
Mukachinda8251/
Mukandajje821/
Mukhandi80279/
Mokhanda80145/
Maukonda8083/
Mukkandi8027/
Mukhenda8022/
Mukhande8015/
Mukkonda8014/
Moukandi8011/
Muskande8010/
Mukaindo804/
Mukondah801/
Mukandui801/
Moukande801/
Mokkanda801/
Mokandoa801/
Mukandey801/
Muikonda801/
Mukondea801/
Mukondha801/
Muukandi801/
Mukhandy801/
Mukhando801/
Moukounda7520/
Mukhandiy754/
Muckhandi751/
Muhkhandi751/
Mukkandhi751/
Mukonde7110,526/
Mokonda714,665/
Mukondo713,906/
Mokando711,799/
Mucandi71232/
Mukondi71123/
Mikando7186/
Mikonda7155/
Muconda7150/
Mokandi7131/
Micanda7125/
Mucande7113/
Mokande7111/
Mocanda713/
Mukomda712/
Muchkhandi711/
Muccandi673,533/
Muikondi67410/
Mukhondo67224/
Moukondo67184/
Mukondyo67178/
Mukhonde67141/
Muccande6725/
Mokhande6718/
Mukhondy6718/
Moukondi6712/
Maukondo676/
Mikkonda675/
Mokkonda673/
Mucanddi673/
Mokhandi672/
Moukonde672/
Mickonda672/
Muqander671/
Mokhonda671/
Mookandi671/
Mukkondi671/
Mukondje671/
Mokeande671/
Mokhandy671/
Maucande671/
Mikandho671/
Mikounda671/
Mokoinda671/

Mukanda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukanda in the Bengali language
মুকন্দmukanda-
Mukanda in the Oriya language
ମୁକmuka92.11
ମୁକାାmukaa2.63
ମୁକତାିmukatai2.63
ମୁକଗ୍mukag2.63
Mukanda in the Marathi language
मुकंदाmukanda91.73
मूकंदाmukanda2.58
मुकुंदाmukunda1.81
कदमkadama0.78
मुकांदाmukanda0.78
मुकंडाmukanda0.52
मुिंकदाmuinkada0.52
मुकुन्दाmukunda0.26
मुकंदmukanda0.26
जमुकंदाjamukanda0.26
Mukanda in the Hindi language
मुकन्दाmukanda83.2
मुकंदाmukanda15.04
मुकन्दmukanda0.98
मूकन्दाmukanda0.59
मुुकन्दाmuukanda0.2

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