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Quick answerMukundi is a Bantu name meaning "the one who is difficult to find" or "the hidden one," derived from the root *-kund- (to hide/conceal) with the prefix mu- indicating a person.

Bantu · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#5,120
TrendRising ↑
Peak year2022
Syllables3
OriginBantu
LanguageBantu
CultureEast African
Letters7
Numerology3 Chaldean 1
Global rank#5,120

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Mukundi

Mukundi is a Bantu name meaning "the one who is difficult to find" or "the hidden one," derived from the root *-kund- (to hide/conceal) with the prefix mu- indicating a person.

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Etymology

Mukundi is a Bantu name meaning "the one who is difficult to find" or "the hidden one," derived from the root *-kund- (to hide/conceal) with the prefix mu- indicating a person. The name is primarily used among Bantu-speaking peoples of East and Central Africa, particularly in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, with historical significance in Kikuyu and other ethnic communities.

Mukundi currently ranks #5,120 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2022.

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