Mengesi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mengesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mengesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Mengesi (16) may also be a first name.

Mengesi Last Name Facts

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

Mengesi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mengesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mengesi live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Other than South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngesi9284/
Mengezi86505/
Mengisi8624/
Mengese861/
Mingesi861/
Mengisit804/
Mngese77713/
Mnxesi772/
Mngeji771/
Menjezi7151/
Mensege7114/
Mingisi7111/
Mingese714/
Mensisi711/
Menzeji711/
Mengiser6758/
Menziger6715/
Menciger675/
Mingiese674/
Minsiesi674/
Mencegez674/
Menseses673/
Menzezes671/
Mingezzi671/
Menshiger630/
Mensieger630/
Mnzese6275/
Mnsese621/
Mngeze621/
Mnsisi621/
Mngege621/
Minsize5768/
Menseza5713/
Menzise577/
Minsisi571/
Menchise53479/
Minshige535/
Mendjici534/
Münziger534/
Minssize531/
Minsizie531/
Minsizeh531/
Minsizee531/
Minsiger530/

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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 Mengesi
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