Mghendi Surname

317,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mghendi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mghendi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1351:40,6874,266
Tanzania401:1,323,54046,782
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mghendi (299) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mghendi Demographics

Mghendi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 11 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mghendi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mghendi is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mghendi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mghendi? popularity and diffusion

Mghendi is the 317,700th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,181,125 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mghendi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 509,704th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 299 people.

Mghendi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,135 people, or 1 in 40,687. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 70 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 21 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Mghendi exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Mghendi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mghendi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgendi924,835/
Mingendi8055/
Mgenda7727/
Mgende772/
Mgindi771/
McGendy711/
Mingende678/
Mengende671/
Mcgindy571/
McGinder530/

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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 Mghendi
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