Mendai Surname
Approximately 2,295 people bear this surname
Mendai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,555 | 1:10,193 | 1,176 |
| Papua New Guinea | 467 | 1:17,460 | 1,759 |
| Indonesia | 120 | 1:1,102,077 | 79,449 |
| Namibia | 81 | 1:29,746 | 4,549 |
| Japan | 58 | 1:2,204,212 | 28,969 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mendai (2,191) may also be a first name.
Mendai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mendai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mendai (Hindi: मेंडई, Marathi: मडई) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mendai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mendai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 184,776th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,175,401 people. The last name Mendai is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Mendai are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mendai is also the 160,034th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,191 people.
The last name Mendai is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,555 people, or 1 in 10,193. In Zambia Mendai is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 78 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent reside and Southern Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mendai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mendai in the Marathi language | ||
| मडई | mada'i | - |
| Mendai in the Hindi language | ||
| मेंडई | menda'i | 77.78 |
| मेंड़ई | menra'i | 22.22 |
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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 Mendai
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