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 most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magindu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Magindu reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 28 people.

The last name Magindu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 44 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 44 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Magindu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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