Mukendi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Henoc Mukendi (born 1993), Congolese footballer Ilunga Mukendi (born 1997), Congolese-born South African rugby union player José Mukendi (1961-2006), Congolese footballer Josué Alex Mukendi, Congolese politician Mulumba Mukendi (born 1985), Congolese footballer Olivier Mukendi (born 1991), Congolese-Belgian footballer Pierre Kalala Mukendi (1939–2015), Congolese footballer Vinny Mukendi (born 1992), British-born Congolese footballer