Mendeshi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mendeshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mendeshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Mendeshi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mendeshi is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mendeshi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendeshi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Mendeshi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mendeshi reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mendeshi is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Free State, where 9 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.

Mendeshi Last Name Statistics demography

Mendeshi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.49% less than the national average, earning R 84,396 per year.

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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 Mendeshi
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