Mjenda Surname

285,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mjenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mjenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3461:39,3334,502
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mjenda Last Name Facts

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

Mjenda is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mjenda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 285,461st most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,410,205 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mjenda are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,346 people, or 1 in 39,333. In Tanzania Mjenda is primarily found in: Songwe Region, where 53 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 23 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 22 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Mjenda occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mijenda921/
Mjendaa921/
Myenda831,113/
Mzenda83591/
Msenda83557/
Mienda83277/
Mgenda8327/
Mhenda8322/
Mjinda837/
Mjende834/
Mjendi832/
Mjendo831/
Mzendah7732/
Mijende7710/
Msendoa773/
Mehinda773/
Mijinda772/
Mgemnda771/
Meindah771/
Mhienda771/
Mcnda735/
Mayienda7196/
Muyjinda715/
Msendooa714/
Majyende714/
Muijinda713/
Miišenda711/
Mchemnda711/
McHenday710/
Myende674,916/
Mgendi674,835/
Mjindi67925/
Mhinda67781/
Msendo67746/
Mzinda67669/
Msinda67653/
Miinda67212/
Miendo67183/
Mgendo67108/
Miende6797/
Mjindo6771/
Mhendo6713/
Myendi676/
Myendo674/
Mxinda673/
Mgende672/
McEndo671/
Mcinda671/
Mchnda671/

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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 Mjenda
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