Mchindu Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mchindu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mchindu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania911:581,77636,762
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mchindu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mchindu occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchindu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mchindu is the 1,839,022nd most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Mchindu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchindu are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 581,776. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 99 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mchinda86987/
Makhindu806/
Mchanda712/
Macundu711/
Makhundu67109/
Makhinda672/
Makheinda631/
Mahakundu631/
Makundu573,280/
Mokundu57181/
Macunda5719/
Makhenda5330/
Maakundu5313/
Maceando532/
Makhunda532/
Mokoinda531/
Makaindo531/
Makainda531/
Makhendo531/
Makundou531/
Mahkunda531/
Mahakunda5082/
Makhunday501/
Mahakundo501/

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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 Mchindu
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