Makendi Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Makendi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makendi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2761:191,81716,484
Cameroon2681:77,4979,544
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makendi (31) may also be a first name.

Makendi Last Name Facts

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

Makendi (Russian: Макенди) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makendi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 542,091st most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Makendi are found; 51 percent are found in Central Africa and 51 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Makendi is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 31 people.

Makendi is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 191,817. In Tanzania Makendi is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 94 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Makendi occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 45 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makendi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makendi in the Russian language
Макендиmakendi-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makendi
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