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 found most in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgendi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 98,085th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,507,248 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgendi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mgendi is also the 255,739th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 991 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,661 people, or 1 in 11,358. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 47 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Mgendi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly 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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