Mukandi Surname

125,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mukandi Surname User-submission:

The Mukandi surname means 'someone who throws seed into the ground', 'someone who is fruitful'.

Mukandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,7451:8,8471,069
DR Congo1,5051:49,0895,934
Zambia1101:144,09010,468
Kenya981:471,22324,622
South Africa601:902,96258,308
India571:13,457,287231,997
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Mukandi (3,997) may also be a first name.

Mukandi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mukandi surname means 'someone who throws seed into the ground', 'someone who is fruitful'.

- tgmapiye

Mukandi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukandi (Hindi: मुकन्दी, Marathi: मुकांडी, Oriya: ମୁକି) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukandi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mukandi is the 125,404th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,007,588 people. The last name Mukandi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mukandi reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 110,464th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 3,997 people.

The surname Mukandi is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,745 people, or 1 in 8,847. In Zimbabwe Mukandi is most common in: Harare Province, where 22 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 41 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.

Mukandi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mukandi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mukandi earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 43.76% less than the national average, earning R 133,644 per year and in United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mukandi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukandi in the Oriya language
ମୁକିmuki-
Mukandi in the Hindi language
मुकन्दीmukandi88.84
मुकंदीmukandi10.74
मूकन्दीmukandi0.18
मुकन्दिmukandi0.06
मुकंन्दीmukanndi0.06
मूकंदीmukandi0.06
Mukandi in the Marathi language
मुकांडीmukandi44.12
मुकंदीmukandi26.47
मुकन्दीmukandi5.88
मुकंिदmukamida5.88
मुकंडीmukandi2.94
ईमुकांडीimukandi2.94
मोकांडीmokandi2.94
मुकडीmukadi2.94
मूकंदीmukandi2.94
मुकान्डीmukandi2.94

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