Mahindu Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mahindu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahindu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4421:104,4799,052
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
India61:127,844,230863,365
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mahindu (111) may also be a first name.

Mahindu Last Name Facts

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

Mahindu (Hindi: महिन्दू, Marathi: मिहन्दू) is found most in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mahindu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahindu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 552,857th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,630,062 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mahindu reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 890,531st most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 111 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 442 people, or 1 in 104,479. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 49 percent live, Kakamega County, where 19 percent live and Bungoma County, where 12 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Mahindu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahindhu9334/
Mahindou9312/
Mahindust8840/
Mahendu86188/
Mohindu864/
Mahindoust821/
Mehendu712/
Mouindou673/
Muihendu671/
Meundu622/
Mohemdou532/

Mahindu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahindu in the Marathi language
मिहन्दूmihandu-
Mahindu in the Hindi language
महिन्दूmahindu50
माहिन्दुmahindu25
महिंदुmahindu25

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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
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  • 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 Mahindu
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