Muchendu Surname

468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muchendu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchendu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7121:64,8596,251
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muchendu (142) may also be a first name.

Muchendu Last Name Facts

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

Muchendu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Muchendu.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchendu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 468,873rd most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,163,941 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchendu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Muchendu is also the 775,413th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 142 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 712 people, or 1 in 64,859. In Kenya Muchendu is primarily found in: Nyandarua County, where 25 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 22 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Muchendu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Muchendu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muchenduh941/
Mucendu9374/
Muchindu8818,364/
Mushendu882/
Mucenduh881/
Muchuindu821/
Musendu80436/
Mutendu80254/
Mukendu8074/
Muzendu809/
Mugendu802/
Mouckendou784/
Mushehendu781/
Mundu7719,572/
Mushindu75282/
Musendhu75137/
Mutendeu7571/
Mukhindu751/
Michindu751/
Muchimdu751/
Maundu7111,570/
Muindu711,019/
Mundus71529/
Mundau71427/
Munduz71299/
Moundu71275/
Mundui71231/
Mundhu7199/
Munduu7198/
Mgundu7171/
Mutshindu7149/
Mundut7128/
Munndu7122/
Mhundu7121/
Munduh7120/
Muundu7119/
Mmundu7110/
Mundou7110/
Munddu715/
Moukendou714/
Munduj713/
Munduy713/
Mundud712/
Meundu712/
Mundup711/
Munduś711/
Mhondu711/
Mundeu711/
Mahundu671,737/
Moundou671,185/
Musindu67355/
Mukindu67118/
Mundhud6773/
Mutindu6756/
Mujindu6739/
Muzindu6734/
Mosendu6711/
Moundeu672/
Muindui672/
Muindhu671/
Mundoup671/
Mugindu671/
Mmundhu671/
Mgundui671/
Maumndu671/
Muindou671/

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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 Muchendu
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