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 occurs most in Malawi. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbendera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbendera is the 61,865th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 897,150 people. Mbendera occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbendera reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mbendera is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 7,947 people, or 1 in 2,154. Barring Malawi this last name is found 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
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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 Mbendera
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