Mhanda Surname
Approximately 1,146 people bear this surname
Mhanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 421 | 1:5,723 | 1,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 250 | 1:61,753 | 9,307 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Tanzania | 226 | 1:234,255 | 19,221 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Mhanda (37) may also be a first name.
Mhanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mhanda (Hindi: महन्दा, Marathi: महानंदा) is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhanda? popularity and diffusion
Mhanda is the 324,858th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,359,115 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhanda live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mhanda is also the 1,688,769th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 37 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is carried by 421 people, or 1 in 5,723. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Ohangwena Region, where 62 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 12 percent reside and Oshikoto Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Namibia this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and Malawi, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mhanda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mhanda in the Hindi language | ||
| महन्दा | mahanda | - |
| Mhanda in the Marathi language | ||
| महानंदा | mahananda | 83.33 |
| महानद | mahanada | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Mhanda
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