Mpendu Surname
Approximately 2,204 people bear this surname
Mpendu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,304 | 1:40,599 | 4,641 |
| South Africa | 891 | 1:60,806 | 7,679 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mpendu (19) may also be a first name.
Mpendu Demographics
Average Mpendu Salary in
South Africa
R 96,960
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mpendu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpendu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpendu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpendu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 191,276th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,306,509 people. Mpendu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpendu live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mpendu is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.
The surname Mpendu is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,304 people, or 1 in 40,599. In Tanzania Mpendu is most common in: Pwani Region, where 51 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 42 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 40 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Mpendu Last Name Statistics demography
Mpendu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.2% less than the national average, earning R 96,960 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpendou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mpndu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mpindu | 83 | 473 | / |
| Mpemdu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpindou | 77 | 493 | / |
| Bendu | 73 | 10,103 | / |
| Vendu | 73 | 101 | / |
| M'Pindou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bendou | 67 | 2,641 | / |
| Bendus | 67 | 729 | / |
| Vendou | 67 | 143 | / |
| Bendau | 67 | 56 | / |
| Bhendu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bendup | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bendhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boendu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benduy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bendud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bendui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vendeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bendeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biendu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vendhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benduz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benddu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpendu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis