Mgenda Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Mgenda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgenda is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mgenda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgenda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgenda live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,117,665. In Tanzania Mgenda is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 36 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 16 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgemnda921/
Mingenda86164/
Mengenda864/
Mgendi834,835/
Mjenda831,347/
Myenda831,113/
Mzenda83591/
Msenda83557/
Mienda83277/
Meanda83177/
Mgendo83108/
Mhenda8322/
Meinda8310/
Mgende832/
Meunda831/
Mingienda801/
Mghendi771,179/
Mitenda77428/
Mišenda77215/
Mzendah7732/
Meanday7716/
Meindad7711/
Mesenda778/
Meandad774/
Misenda774/
Mehinda773/
Msendoa773/
Metinda772/
Mesinda772/
Mecinda771/
Mjendaa771/
Meindah771/
McGendy771/
Mnginda771/
Meandah771/
Mhienda771/
Meinday771/
Mijenda771/
Mcnda735/
Mechinda71251/
Minginda71173/
Mayienda7196/
Mingendi7155/
Missenda7137/
Metindas7117/
Meisinda719/
Mingende718/
Mingendo714/
Msendooa714/
Muheenda713/
Messinda713/
Miišenda711/
Miscenda711/
Mchemnda711/
Menginda711/
Maisenda711/
M'Ngendo711/
Mengende711/
McHenday710/
Muinda672,058/
Mainda671,297/
Mhinda67781/
Msendo67746/
Mzinda67669/
Msinda67653/
Mgindo67640/
Miinda67212/
Miendo67183/
Moinda6735/
Mhendo6713/
Meindo677/
Meechinda677/
Mjinda677/
Myendo674/
Mxinda673/
Meando672/
Micendeau672/
Mitnda671/
Mcinda671/
Mchnda671/
Mgindi671/
Mujnda671/
Meandhadh671/
McEndo671/
Mjendo671/
Maissenda671/
Menhdo671/

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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 Mgenda
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