Mukando Surname

239,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mukando Surname Definition:

Mukando is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: a man's male elder sibling or a woman's female elder sibling.

Mukando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7121:22,2612,410
DR Congo6161:119,93413,059
Zimbabwe3191:48,3967,415
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mukando (205) may also be a first name.

Mukando Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mukando is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: a man's male elder sibling or a woman's female elder sibling.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mukando Last Name Facts

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

Mukando (Hindi: मुकन्दो) occurs most in Zambia. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukando? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mukando is the 239,622nd most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,361,188 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukando live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mukando is also the 632,267th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 205 people.

The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 712 people, or 1 in 22,261. In Zambia Mukando is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 28 percent live, Central Province, where 28 percent live and Southern Province, where 28 percent live. Excluding Zambia this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukaindo934/
Mukhando931/
Mukanda8626,782/
Mukondo863,906/
Mokando861,799/
Mikando8686/
Moukanda80776/
Mukhondo80224/
Moukondo80184/
Mukhanda8052/
Mukkanda8030/
Maukondo806/
Mukandah802/
Mukandat802/
Mukandha801/
Muikanda801/
Mukainda801/
Mokandoa801/
Mikandho801/
Maukanda801/
Moukoundo751/
Mouckanda751/
Mukkhondo751/
Mukonda718,337/
Mikanda714,353/
Mokanda712,874/
Mucanda712,174/
Mikondo711,149/
Mokondo71889/
Mukachinda7151/
Moukoundou7115/
Mucondo7110/
Muqanda711/
Mocando711/
Micando711/
Mokhondo67589/
Mokhanda67145/
Mikhondo67105/
Maukonda6783/
Mukhenda6722/
Mukkonda6714/
Mukhomdo671/
Mockondo671/
Mukondha671/
Muikonda671/
Mokkanda671/
Mikondou671/
Mukondah671/

Mukando Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukando in the Hindi language
मुकन्दोmukando-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mukando
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