Muendesi Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muendesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muendesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1841:83,90312,221
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Muendesi (15) may also be a first name.

Muendesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muendesi is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muendesi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,222,957th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muendesi reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 15 people.

The surname Muendesi is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 83,903. In Zimbabwe Muendesi is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 29 percent reside, Harare Province, where 27 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwendesi8836/
Muendisi886/
Muindisi75307/
Muendeza7527/
Mwendezi7513/
Mwendese752/
Mwendeji751/
Mwendesay714/
Mwendeze63542/
Mwendeza6322/
Mwindisi638/
Mwendege632/
Muindize631/
Mwendizi631/
Mwendizzy591/
Mwindege504/

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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 Muendesi
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