Magenda Surname

254,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Magenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8001:66,1776,995
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Indonesia2181:606,64848,159
Kenya1151:401,56422,499
Uganda841:464,75327,435
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Magenda (449) may also be a first name.

Magenda Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Magenda Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Magenda is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Magenda.

How Common Is The Last Name Magenda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 254,576th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,698,611 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Magenda live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 403,949th most widely held first name internationally, held by 449 people.

The last name Magenda is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 800 people, or 1 in 66,177. In Tanzania Magenda is most common in: Mara Region, where 37 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 25 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Magenda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Magenda surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangenda936,858/
Maghenda93381/
Magienda935/
Maguenda931/
Magaenda931/
Magnda921/
Mangendai8853/
Mang'enda8848/
Man'genda884/
Maigendea881/
Masenda863,938/
Magendo862,016/
Majenda86910/
Mazenda86255/
Macenda86108/
Maginda86102/
Magende8653/
Mogenda864/
Magendi862/
Magemda861/
Mangnda861/
Megenda861/
Manginda80799/
Mangende80771/
Maguinda80721/
Magendie80594/
Mongenda80116/
Mangendo8071/
Maygende8048/
Mangendi8043/
Makhenda8030/
Maigende8027/
Masendah8022/
Marzenda8022/
Mazhenda8017/
Mazaenda809/
Magender807/
Maizenda805/
Machenda803/
Masendap801/
Maguunda801/
Maguende801/
Maguendo801/
Maisenda801/
Manggnda801/
Maghinda801/
Mascenda801/
Magindah801/
Magndi771/
Magnde771/
Mangindaa7518/
Mang'endo7514/
Mang'endi757/
Mangindai752/
Mangginda752/
Manggende751/
Maguindai751/
Maiginnda751/
Maiguende751/
Magindass751/
Makheinda751/
Masinda713,923/
Mogendi712,702/
Masendo711,121/
Mazinda71501/
Mosenda71241/
Macendo71162/
Mogende71117/
Magindo71109/
Majinda7162/
Mazemda7140/
Majendo7139/
Mogendo7132/
Macinda7115/
Magindi718/
Masemda714/
Moginda713/
Machitenda711/
Manghendho711/
Mozenda711/
Magindy710/
Magnder710/
Mangindo671,155/
Monginda67845/
Machinda67813/
Mangindi67111/
Maghinde6778/
Mongendo6775/
Mongende6741/
Madjinda6735/
Madzinda6733/
Mazhendo6710/
Meisinda679/
Maguindo675/
MacInday673/
Masindad673/
Matjinda673/
Makhinda672/
Mazhinda672/
Mongendi672/
Mahagnde671/
Magindhi671/
Manginde671/
Mogender671/
Machendo671/
Meuzinda671/
Madjendo671/
Maguinde671/
Maguindi671/
Maguindy671/
Makhendo671/
Moguende671/
Moguinda671/
Mogendde671/
Mang'ndo671/
Masindai671/
Maginder670/

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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 Magenda
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