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.

Mtende Surname Distribution Map

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.

Mtende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtende is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtende? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 144,280th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,366,086 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtende are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 166,841st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 2,044 people.

The last name Mtende is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,333 people, or 1 in 34,644. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 72 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 16 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 5 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname occurs 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 bearing the Mtende surname is primarily Christian (52%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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