Magindu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Magindu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magindu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Magindu (28) may also be a first name.

Magindu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magindu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Magindu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magindu is the 4,908,606th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Magindu are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 28 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Magindu is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 44 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 44 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangindu93844/
Majindu8647/
Masindu8630/
Mazindu8611/
Magendu861/
Mazhindu802,963/
Mangendu8055/
Makhindu806/
Mmajindu804/
Machindu803/
Matchindu75105/
Mauzhindu752/
Masendu711,532/
Majendu718/
Mazendu715/
Matchindou711/
Mahasindud711/
Mazhndu711/
Mongendu6763/
Muojindu676/
Mazhendu676/
Moujindu671/
Machendu671/
Mosendu5711/

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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 Magindu
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