Mathendu Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mathendu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathendu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2011:229,75116,196
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Mathendu Last Name Facts

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

Mathendu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathendu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,177,228th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathendu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 229,751. In Kenya Mathendu is most prevalent in: Makueni County, where 59 percent live, Machakos County, where 29 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 4 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sudan, where 0 percent live.

Mathendu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matendu93350/
Mathandu88391/
Matendeu88105/
Mahtendu881/
Matandu803,542/
Matondu80110/
Matindu8022/
Maitandu7550/
Matyondu757/
Matinduh753/
Mothondu752/
Matindou751/
Matondou751/
Matandou751/
Matindgu751/
Maitandou718/
Motondu678/
Motndou671/
Motindu671/
Metandou634/
Moutindou5913/
Moutandou595/

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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 Mathendu
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