Mudenya Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mudenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mudenya 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
Uganda7111:54,9086,498
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Mudenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mudenya is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mudenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mudenya is the 449,013th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mudenya live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mudenya is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 711 people, or 1 in 54,908. In Uganda Mudenya is mostly concentrated in: Budaka District, where 27 percent live, Kibuku District, where 20 percent live and Butaleja District, where 17 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

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
Mudhenya9329/
Mudeenya937/
Muddenya931/
Mudenyo86602/
Mudenha86352/
Mudenia8632/
Modenya8617/
Mudinya865/
Mudynya861/
Muddinya801/
Mudenyoh801/
Mudynia7121/
Mudinha713/
Modenia710/
Mugyinya671/
Moudigna671/
Mudinho576/
Maudeño571/
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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 Mudenya
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