Mogendi Surname

161,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mogendi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mogendi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,5921:17,8162,118
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mogendi (716) may also be a first name.

Mogendi Last Name Facts

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

Mogendi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mogendi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mogendi? popularity and diffusion

Mogendi is the 161,218th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,697,093 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mogendi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mogendi is also the 308,550th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 716 people.

The last name Mogendi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,592 people, or 1 in 17,816. In Kenya Mogendi is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 56 percent reside, Migori County, where 25 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Mogendi occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Mogendi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mogendi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mogendi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mongendi932/
Mugendi8621,790/
Mogende86117/
Mosendi864/
Mogenda864/
Megendi863/
Magendi862/
Magendie80594/
Mozhendi8065/
Mungendi8051/
Mangendi8043/
Mongende8041/
Mongindi8034/
Mughendi804/
Mogendde801/
Moguende801/
Mogender801/
Mochendi801/
Mosndi771/
Magndi771/
Mangendai7553/
Mang'endi757/
Mung'endi754/
Mughendih751/
Masendi715,862/
Mosende713,146/
Magenda711,551/
Mosindi71502/
Mugenda71284/
Majendi71151/
Magende7153/
Mugende7130/
Mozindi7127/
Macendi7117/
Magindi718/
Mocende714/
Mazendi713/
Moginda713/
Mojende712/
Mocindi712/
Mugindi711/
Mozenda711/
Mangende67771/
Mungende67252/
Mangindi67111/
Mungindi6735/
Mazhendi6713/
Mozhende6711/
Magender677/
Mosender675/
Magienda675/
Mokhindi674/
Mascendi671/
Mugendge671/
Magindhi671/
Machendi671/
Masendii671/
Monginde671/
Masendhi671/
Maguindi671/
Maguende671/
Mugindai671/
Mugengyi671/
Mousende671/
Mosendes671/
Moscende671/

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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 Mogendi
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