Magendo Surname

205,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Magendo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0081:52,5215,794
DR Congo8891:83,1049,543
Uganda1021:382,73824,349
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Magendo (156) may also be a first name.

Magendo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magendo occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Magendo.

How Common Is The Last Name Magendo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,731st most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,614,854 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Magendo are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 735,679th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 156 people.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,008 people, or 1 in 52,521. In Tanzania it is most common in: Geita Region, where 24 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 19 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Magendo is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 44 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangendo9371/
Maguendo931/
Mang'endo8814/
Magenda861,551/
Masendo861,121/
Macendo86162/
Magindo86109/
Majendo8639/
Mogendo8632/
Manghendho821/
Mangenda806,858/
Mangindo801,155/
Maghenda80381/
Mongendo8075/
Mazhendo8010/
Maguindo805/
Magienda805/
Madjendo801/
Maguenda801/
Machendo801/
Makhendo801/
Mang'ndo801/
Magaenda801/
Masndo773/
Magnda771/
Mazndo771/
Mang'enda7548/
Man'genda754/
Masenda713,938/
Majenda71910/
Masindo71366/
Mazenda71255/
Macindo71238/
Mosendo71110/
Macenda71108/
Maginda71102/
Mazindo7131/
Mogindo7127/
Mahasendod7113/
Majindo716/
Mogenda714/
Magemda711/
Mangnda711/
Megenda711/
Manginda67799/
Maguinda67721/
Mazyondo67356/
Mongenda67116/
Masindoi6740/
Makhenda6730/
Majoindo6728/
Masendah6722/
Marzenda6722/
Mazhenda6717/
Mazaenda679/
Maizenda675/
Machindo673/
Machenda673/
Mozhendo672/
Magindah671/
Maguunda671/
Mascenda671/
Maghinda671/
MacIndoo671/
Manggnda671/
Mongindo671/
Moguindo671/
Modjendo671/
Maisenda671/
Matcindo671/
Masendap671/

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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
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  • 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 Magendo
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