Mndewa Surname

222,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mndewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mndewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,8261:28,9933,460
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mndewa (11) may also be a first name.

Mndewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mndewa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mndewa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 222,467th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,977,918 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mndewa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mndewa is also the 3,487,849th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 11 people.

Mndewa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,826 people, or 1 in 28,993. In Tanzania Mndewa is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 39 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 24 percent live and Pwani Region, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Mndewa occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mindewa923/
M'Ndewa921/
Mendewad8643/
Mndeba8352/
Mndeva8328/
Mndawa832/
Mendhewad8011/
Mindeva77157/
Mindeba7761/
Mendeva7735/
Mendeba778/
Måndeva771/
Mendewe771/
Mendiwa771/
Mindewo771/
Mindawa771/
Mendeeva71207/
Mendevad71116/
Mindeeva7165/
Mendieva7147/
Mindieva7135/
Mendaeva7115/
Mindaeva714/
Myndaeva711/
Min'dawa711/
Mndewood710/
Mndawo67125/
Mendhevad6778/
Mndebe676/
Mndava675/
Mndiba671/
Mndeve671/
Mndevi671/

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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 Mndewa
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