Mendwane Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mendwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mendwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho371:54,9348,266
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mendwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mendwane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendwane? popularity and diffusion

Mendwane is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mendwane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 54,934. In Lesotho Mendwane is primarily concentrated in: Qacha's Nek District, where 100 percent live. Barring Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mndwane9339/
Mendwana88439/
Mendwani881/
Mndwan861/
Mndwana8013/
Mndwani806/
Mntwane801/
Mentuane751/
Menduang751/
Menduana751/
Mindwani751/
Mindwana751/
Mndwaweni713/
Mntwana67350/
Mndweni675/
Minduan672/
Mntwani671/
Minduang634/
Mnthwana633/
Mintwana631/
M'Ntwana631/
Minthwani592/
Mintuan531/
Minduong508/

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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 Mendwane
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