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

Mahindi (Hindi: महिन्दी, Oriya: ମହି) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 302,272^nd most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,802,186 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mahindi live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mahindi is also the 345,673^rd most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 586 people.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 898 people, or 1 in 58,955. In Tanzania Mahindi is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 41 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 22 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and Botswana, where 5 percent are found.

Mahindi Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (92%) in Kenya.