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) occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mendai.
How Common Is The Last Name Mendai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mendai is the 184,776th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,175,401 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Mendai live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mendai is also the 160,034th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 2,191 people.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,555 people, or 1 in 10,193. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Western Province, where 78 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent live and Southern Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Zambia Mendai exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
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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