Mukunde Surname

130,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mukunde Surname Definition:

Mukunde is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: beans.

Mukunde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,9021:38,8434,790
Uganda1,0121:38,5764,958
India3791:2,023,91969,181
Zimbabwe951:162,50820,181
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mukunde (761) may also be a first name.

Mukunde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mukunde is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: beans.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mukunde Last Name Facts

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

Mukunde (Hindi: मुकुन्दे, Marathi: मुकुंदे) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mukunde.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukunde? popularity and diffusion

Mukunde is the 130,959th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,110,497 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Mukunde are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 297,690th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 761 people.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,902 people, or 1 in 38,843. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukundie939/
Mukuunde933/
Mukunnde933/
Mukundhe931/
Mukkunde931/
Muskunde931/
Mukundehe8816/
Moukounde883/
Mukhundeh881/
Mukundi8617,580/
Mukonde8610,526/
Mukunda867,926/
Mukundy8621/
Mokunde8621/
Mukundj864/
Mikunde861/
Mukhonde80141/
Mukkundi8044/
Mukunday8042/
Mukundha8041/
Mukhunda809/
Mukundhi804/
Mukkunda803/
Moukonde802/
Mukhinde801/
Mukondea801/
Mukundoy801/
Mukundyi801/
Moukoundi7568/
Moukounda7520/
Mukhondey751/
Mukundaya751/
Mukonda718,337/
Mikundi712,688/
Mokonde71311/
Mokunda71191/
Mukondi71123/
Mouskoundi7136/
Mokundi7128/
Mucunda7113/
Mucundi714/
Muconde711/
Muikondi67410/
Maukonda6783/
Mokundoa6782/
Mukhondy6718/
Mukkonda6714/
Moukondi6712/
Muccundi6712/
Muikonda671/
Mukondha671/
Mouskoundis671/
Mukkumdi671/
Mukkondi671/
Mokoundj671/

Mukunde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukunde in the Hindi language
मुकुन्देmukunde96.92
मुकुंदेmukunde3.08
Mukunde in the Marathi language
मुकुंदेmukunde80.94
मुकूंदेmukunde9.07
मुकुन्देmukunde2.54
मुकुंडेmukunde2.18
मुंकुदेmunkude0.73
मुकंदेmukande0.73
मुकुंदmukunda0.54
्मुकुंदेmukunde0.36
मुकुन्डेmukunde0.36
मुकुदेmukude0.36
मुखंडेmukhande0.36
मुंकूदेmunkude0.36
मुकुंदाmukunda0.36

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