Where Does The Last Name Mahenda Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mahenda (Hindi: महेन्दा, Marathi: महेन्दा, Oriya: ମେହ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahenda? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Mahenda is the 212,422^nd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,758,404 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mahenda live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mahenda is also the 207,345^th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 1,418 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,789 people, or 1 in 29,593. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Shinyanga Region, where 33 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 23 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.