Mugenda Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Mugenda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 156 | 1:250,252 | 18,603 |
| Kenya | 84 | 1:549,761 | 26,736 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mugenda (47) may also be a first name.
Mugenda Demographics
Mugenda Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mugenda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mugenda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mugenda occurs most in Uganda. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mugenda click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mugenda? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 928,396th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. The surname Mugenda is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mugenda reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 47 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 250,252. In Uganda Mugenda is primarily concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 40 percent live, Budaka District, where 15 percent live and Buyende District, where 8 percent live. Besides Uganda it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.
Mugenda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mungenda | 93 | 491 | / |
| Mughenda | 93 | 13 | / |
| Mugnda | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mungienda | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mungeenda | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mugendi | 86 | 21,790 | / |
| Muzenda | 86 | 8,192 | / |
| Musenda | 86 | 820 | / |
| Migenda | 86 | 217 | / |
| Mugendo | 86 | 138 | / |
| Mugende | 86 | 30 | / |
| Mogenda | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mujenda | 86 | 4 | / |
| Muginda | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mungnda | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mungende | 80 | 252 | / |
| Mungendo | 80 | 171 | / |
| Muchenda | 80 | 67 | / |
| Mungendi | 80 | 51 | / |
| Munginda | 80 | 51 | / |
| Mukhenda | 80 | 22 | / |
| Muzendah | 80 | 19 | / |
| Muguinda | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mughendi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mudjenda | 80 | 4 | / |
| Muzendas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Museenda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muzennda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muzhenda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mughinda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mugindai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mugendge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mugnde | 77 | 1 | / |
| Musnda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mujnda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munghinda | 75 | 54 | / |
| Mungiende | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mung'endi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mughendih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mogendi | 71 | 2,702 | / |
| Musendo | 71 | 1,668 | / |
| Muzinda | 71 | 1,427 | / |
| Musinda | 71 | 659 | / |
| Mogende | 71 | 117 | / |
| Mogendo | 71 | 32 | / |
| Migendo | 71 | 30 | / |
| Mujinda | 71 | 25 | / |
| Muginde | 71 | 12 | / |
| Miginda | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mucinda | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moginda | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mugindo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muzendo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Munghinnda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mucendo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mozenda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mugndge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mugindi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchinda | 67 | 715 | / |
| Mukhinda | 67 | 446 | / |
| Musindai | 67 | 83 | / |
| Mungindi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mudjinda | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mungindo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Muyjinda | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muchendo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muijinda | 67 | 3 | / |
| Murzinda | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mogendde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musindha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muusinda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mugengyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mugindde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meuzinda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mousinda | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mugenda
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