Mwikanda Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mwikanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwikanda Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia501:48,1886,016
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwikanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwikanda occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwikanda? popularity and diffusion

Mwikanda is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwikanda live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwikanda is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 48,188. In Namibia Mwikanda is most prevalent in: Khomas Region, where 50 percent are found, Zambezi Region, where 40 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Namibia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwikandi88176/
Muikanda881/
Mbikandi751/
Muikonda751/
Mbaikandi711/
Mwaikamdo711/
Mbaikande711/
Mbaikounda671/
Muikondi63410/
Mwekonde632/
Mbekondo501/
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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 Mwikanda
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