Mgendi Surname
Approximately 4,835 people bear this surname
Mgendi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,661 | 1:11,358 | 1,487 |
| Kenya | 171 | 1:270,058 | 17,836 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Mgendi (991) may also be a first name.
Mgendi Demographics
Mgendi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mgendi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgendi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mgendi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgendi? popularity and diffusion
Mgendi is the 98,085th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,507,248 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgendi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 255,739th most common first name globally It is held by 991 people.
The last name Mgendi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,661 people, or 1 in 11,358. In Tanzania Mgendi is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 47 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Mgendi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mgendi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mghendi | 92 | 1,179 | / |
| Mingendi | 86 | 55 | / |
| Menhdi | 83 | 1,045 | / |
| Mzendi | 83 | 390 | / |
| Meandi | 83 | 28 | / |
| Mgenda | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mhendi | 83 | 23 | / |
| Meundi | 83 | 20 | / |
| Meindi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Msendi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Myendi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mjendi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mgende | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mgindi | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Zendi | 77 | 213 | / |
| Mehendi | 77 | 121 | / |
| Mitendi | 77 | 56 | / |
| Metindi | 77 | 45 | / |
| Meundie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Misendi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Msendie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mehindi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Meahndi | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Hendi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meandhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meandio | 77 | 1 | / |
| McGendy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menhdih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Myendis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mesindi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Metendi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mheendi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msndi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mingende | 71 | 8 | / |
| Meisendi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Meheindi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Metendei | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mehenhdi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maisendi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maitendi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mengende | 71 | 1 | / |
| McHendie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Muindi | 67 | 13,760 | / |
| Myende | 67 | 4,916 | / |
| Moindi | 67 | 2,896 | / |
| Mhindi | 67 | 1,850 | / |
| Mjenda | 67 | 1,347 | / |
| Myenda | 67 | 1,113 | / |
| Mjindi | 67 | 925 | / |
| Maindi | 67 | 812 | / |
| Mhende | 67 | 808 | / |
| Mzenda | 67 | 591 | / |
| Msenda | 67 | 557 | / |
| Msende | 67 | 360 | / |
| Mienda | 67 | 277 | / |
| Mzende | 67 | 230 | / |
| Meanda | 67 | 177 | / |
| Miende | 67 | 97 | / |
| Msindi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mynedi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mhemdi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mhenda | 67 | 22 | / |
| Meinda | 67 | 10 | / |
| Meindy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mondiy | 67 | 8 | / |
| McEndy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Miesindei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Meande | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mjende | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meinde | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mxende | 67 | 2 | / |
| Myindi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mshndi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msndid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maissendi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meandy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mgendi
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