Mahendeka Surname
Approximately 4,449 people bear this surname
Mahendeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,446 | 1:11,908 | 1,550 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mahendeka (467) may also be a first name.
Mahendeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahendeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahendeka occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mahendeka.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahendeka? popularity and diffusion
Mahendeka is the 105,270th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,638,019 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahendeka are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mahendeka is also the 394,192nd most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 467 people.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,446 people, or 1 in 11,908. In Tanzania Mahendeka is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 47 percent live, Mara Region, where 14 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maendeka | 94 | 35 | / |
| Mahendeke | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mahendak | 82 | 5 | / |
| Mahendok | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mahandika | 78 | 99 | / |
| Mahundika | 78 | 79 | / |
| Mahinduka | 78 | 8 | / |
| Mahendake | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mahandeki | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mahon de Kaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahandik | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mahentkh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mehendak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehendke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahanduk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhundika | 67 | 168 | / |
| Muhinduka | 67 | 91 | / |
| Mahandaki | 67 | 78 | / |
| Mohendiki | 67 | 60 | / |
| Muhandika | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mahanduke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mehendake | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mahantika | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mahandiko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahindagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maihanduk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mahendeka
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