Mpendi Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Mpendi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpendi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo201:249,4558,571
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mpendi (46) may also be a first name.

Mpendi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpendi occurs more in The Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpendi? popularity and diffusion

Mpendi is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Mpendi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpendi live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mpendi is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 46 people.

The surname Mpendi is most frequently used in The Congo, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 249,455. In The Congo Mpendi is primarily found in: Brazzaville Department, where 45 percent are found, Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 45 percent are found and Bouenza Department, where 5 percent are found. Other than The Congo this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpndi911/
Mpenda837,284/
Mpindi835,264/
Mpende831,465/
Npendi831/
Mpiendj7712/
Mpendje771/
Mpeenda771/
Mpuindi771/
Mpendaa771/
Bendi738,431/
Vendi731,513/
Mpnda734/
Mpinda6716,231/
Bendit67587/
Bendis67278/
Bendie67211/
Bhendi67144/
Baendi67127/
Bendhi6799/
Bendyi6776/
Boendi6770/
Bendei6755/
Bendai6746/
Bendio6745/
Mpinde6730/
Bendiy6730/
Buendi6716/
Bendgi6710/
Npindi677/
Vendiy676/
Biendi676/
Bendid675/
Npenda673/
Beendi673/
Bendij672/
Bendui672/
Mpindy671/
Bendih671/
Bendoi671/
Bendiz671/
Veendi671/
Mpimdi671/
Vendhi671/
Bendii671/
Benddi671/
Mpndez671/

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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 Mpendi
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