Mtendi Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtendi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtendi 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
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mtendi (14) may also be a first name.

Mtendi Last Name Facts

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

Mtendi is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtendi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mtendi live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mtendi is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 551,366. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 64 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 32 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Mtendi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

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
Mtende833,080/
Mtenda831,790/
Mtindi831,137/
Mthende776/
Mthindi775/
M'Tindi771/
Mtendeha711/
Mtinda674,257/
Mtndez67780/
Mtinde67141/
Mtynda671/
Mthinde624/
Mtimde50455/
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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 Mtendi
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