Mgendi Surname

98,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgendi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgendi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,6611:11,3581,487
Kenya1711:270,05817,836
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mgendi (991) may also be a first name.

Mgendi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgendi is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgendi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 98,085th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,507,248 people. Mgendi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgendi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 255,739th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 991 people.

The last name Mgendi is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,661 people, or 1 in 11,358. In Tanzania it 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 it exists 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 adherence of those bearing the Mgendi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mghendi921,179/
Mingendi8655/
Menhdi831,045/
Mzendi83390/
Meandi8328/
Mgenda8327/
Mhendi8323/
Meundi8320/
Meindi838/
Msendi837/
Myendi836/
Mjendi832/
Mgende832/
Mgindi831/
M'Zendi77213/
Mehendi77121/
Mitendi7756/
Metindi7745/
Meundie776/
Misendi775/
Msendie774/
Mehindi773/
Meahndi771/
M'Hendi771/
Meandhi771/
Meandio771/
McGendy771/
Menhdih771/
Myendis771/
Mesindi771/
Metendi771/
Mheendi771/
Msndi733/
Mingende718/
Meisendi715/
Meheindi714/
Metendei714/
Mehenhdi711/
Maisendi711/
Maitendi711/
Mengende711/
McHendie710/
Muindi6713,760/
Myende674,916/
Moindi672,896/
Mhindi671,850/
Mjenda671,347/
Myenda671,113/
Mjindi67925/
Maindi67812/
Mhende67808/
Mzenda67591/
Msenda67557/
Msende67360/
Mienda67277/
Mzende67230/
Meanda67177/
Miende6797/
Msindi6737/
Mynedi6734/
Mhemdi6723/
Mhenda6722/
Meinda6710/
Meindy679/
Mondiy678/
McEndy678/
Miesindei677/
Meande675/
Mjende674/
Meinde673/
Mxende672/
Myindi672/
Mshndi671/
Msndid671/
Maissendi671/
Meandy670/

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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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  • 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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