Mtende Surname

144,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtende Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3331:34,6443,753
Malawi9151:18,7092,930
Tanzania7641:69,2957,304
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtende (2,044) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mtende Demographics

Mtende Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 23 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Mtende Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtende occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtende? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 144,280th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,366,086 people. The last name Mtende is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtende reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mtende is also the 166,841st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 2,044 people.

The last name Mtende is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,333 people, or 1 in 34,644. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 72 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 16 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 5 percent are found. Barring Kenya Mtende exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 30 percent are found and Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.

Mtende Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mtende last name is principally Christian (52%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthende926/
Mtendeha861/
Mtenda831,790/
Mtndez83780/
Mtinde83141/
Mtendi8332/
Mthinde774/
Mtinda674,257/
Mtindi671,137/
Mtimde67455/
Mtynda671/
Mthindi625/
M'Tindi621/
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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 Mtende
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