Nkunda is a Congolese and Rwandan surname. Notable people with the name include: Elizabeth Nkunda Batenga, Tanzanian politician Laurent Nkunda (1967), Democratic Republic of the Congo politician Mutiganda Wa Nkunda (1989), Rwandan filmmaker Patience Nkunda Kinshaba, Ugandan politician Paulina Mateus Nkunda (1952–2013), Mozambican women's activist, veteran of the war of independence and politician References