Maendesa Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Maendesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 169 | 1:91,351 | 13,091 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Maendesa (18) may also be a first name.
Maendesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maendesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maendesa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maendesa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Maendesa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maendesa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maendesa is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname Maendesa is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 91,351. In Zimbabwe Maendesa is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 34 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 28 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayendesa | 94 | 20 | / |
| Mendesa | 93 | 15 | / |
| Mayendetsa | 89 | 9 | / |
| Mayendesha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mendaesa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Maindesa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maendeja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maendosa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mendesha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mendessa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muendesa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mayendisa | 82 | 149 | / |
| Muyendesa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Muendesha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mendosa | 80 | 5,313 | / |
| Mendeja | 80 | 1,382 | / |
| Mendeza | 80 | 72 | / |
| Mendasa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Mendisa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Mendeso | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mahendisah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muendeza | 75 | 27 | / |
| Maendoza | 75 | 18 | / |
| Mendossa | 75 | 11 | / |
| Maindisa | 75 | 11 | / |
| Maundisa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mendosha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Menndosa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mendozea | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mendezoa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Memdesha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Meendosa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mendhosa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mendieza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mendoeza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mindesia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mendezaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mendiosa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mendegia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mndasa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mayemdisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muendesho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moundessa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moindessa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mendechah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muyendeza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mayendiso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mendessou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mendoza | 67 | 2,577,950 | / |
| Mendoça | 67 | 1,902 | / |
| Mendaza | 67 | 1,002 | / |
| Mndasha | 67 | 588 | / |
| Mendija | 67 | 309 | / |
| Mendica | 67 | 156 | / |
| Mindosa | 67 | 142 | / |
| Mendiza | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mindisa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mendoso | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mendezo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mendiso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mendejo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mendazo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mindeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mindasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mendaça | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mendöza | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Maendesa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis