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

The surname Mathendu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathendu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mathendu is the 1,177,228th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathendu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 229,751. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Makueni County, where 59 percent are found, Machakos County, where 29 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 4 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Sudan, where 0 percent are found.

Mathendu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mathendu last name is chiefly 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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