Upendo Forename

9,616th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 106,623 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Upendo Forename Definition:

Upendo is a given name of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: love. One who is dearly loved.

Upendo Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania
 
99%
104,9541:50384
Malawi
 
64%
1,4381:11,9001,258
DR Congo
 
71%
1441:512,69217,971
United States-251:14,501,479130,491
Kenya
100%
171:2,723,94821,409
England
100%
111:5,054,81145,959
Uganda
67%
 
51:8,191,38458,906
Sweden
100%
41:2,464,47734,955
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
South Africa
 
75%
21:27,266,324304,698
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
India
100%
11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
Netherlands
50%
 
11:16,902,08343,152
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375

Upendo (322) may also be a surname.

Upendo Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Upendo is a given name of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: love. One who is dearly loved.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Upendo Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
U'Pendo922/
Upenndo921/
Upenda83665/
Upindo831/
Upennda7713/
Upendga775/
Gupenda771/
Upendaa771/
Upendha771/
Upendash711/
Upinda6729/
Ipenda6711/
Ipindo671/
Ipienda6212/
Upindah621/
Ipinda502/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Upendo