Maghenda Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Maghenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maghenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3741:123,47610,287
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Maghenda Last Name Facts

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

Maghenda is most common in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Maghenda.

How Common Is The Last Name Maghenda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maghenda is the 752,779th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. Maghenda is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maghenda live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 123,476. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Taita Taveta County, where 68 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 29 percent are found and Machakos County, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Maghenda occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Maghenda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Maghenda last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maghienda9443/
Magenda931,551/
Mangenda886,858/
Magienda885/
Maghinda881/
Magaenda881/
Maguenda881/
Magnda861/
Mangendai8253/
Mang'enda8248/
Man'genda824/
Maigendea821/
Magendo802,016/
Maginda80102/
Mogenda804/
Mangnda801/
Magemda801/
Manghendho781/
Manginda75799/
Maguinda75721/
Mongenda75116/
Mangendo7571/
Maguunda751/
Maguendo751/
Manggnda751/
Magindah751/
Mangindaa7118/
Mang'endo7114/
Mangginda712/
Mangindai712/
Maiginnda711/
Maguindai711/
Magindass711/
Magindo67109/
Mogendo6732/
Moginda673/
Mangindo631,155/
Monginda63845/
Mongendo6375/
Maguindo635/
Mang'ndo631/
Moguinda631/
Mogindo5327/
Mongindo501/
Moguindo501/

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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 Maghenda
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