Mbendera Surname

61,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbendera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbendera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7,9471:2,154254
Zimbabwe1671:92,44513,212
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbendera (10) may also be a first name.

Mbendera Last Name Facts

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

Mbendera is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbendera? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 61,865th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 897,150 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbendera live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mbendera is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

Mbendera is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 7,947 people, or 1 in 2,154. Beside Malawi this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwendera881,578/
Muendera8858/
Mbenderi8810/
Mbendero888/
Mbendere887/
Muhendera821/
Mwenderahe786/
Mbindira751/
Mbindere751/
Mwindira631/
Muhindira5914/

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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 Mbendera
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