Mugendi Surname
Approximately 21,790 people bear this surname
Mugendi Surname User-submission:
The Mugendi surname found among the Embu tribe, near Mt. Kenya. It's a male given name meaning 'the sojourner or the pilgrim'.
Mugendi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 19,992 | 1:2,310 | 370 |
| Tanzania | 1,694 | 1:31,252 | 3,699 |
| Uganda | 83 | 1:470,353 | 27,634 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mugendi (7,180) may also be a first name.
Mugendi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mugendi surname found among the Embu tribe, near Mt. Kenya. It's a male given name meaning 'the sojourner or the pilgrim'.
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Mugendi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mugendi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mugendi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mugendi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mugendi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mugendi is the 24,783rd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 334,445 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugendi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mugendi is also the 76,344th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 7,180 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 19,992 people, or 1 in 2,310. In Kenya Mugendi is most frequent in: Embu County, where 30 percent are found, Meru County, where 28 percent are found and Tharaka Nithi County, where 27 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Mugendi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mungendi | 93 | 51 | / |
| Mughendi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mung'endi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mughendih | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mogendi | 86 | 2,702 | / |
| Mugenda | 86 | 284 | / |
| Musendi | 86 | 71 | / |
| Mugende | 86 | 30 | / |
| Muzendi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mugindi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mucendi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Migendi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mungende | 80 | 252 | / |
| Mungindi | 80 | 35 | / |
| Musendie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Muchendi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mugindai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mugendge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muzhendi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mugengyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mugnda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mugnde | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mungiende | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mauzhendi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Muzenda | 71 | 8,192 | / |
| Musende | 71 | 1,252 | / |
| Musindi | 71 | 1,056 | / |
| Muzindi | 71 | 261 | / |
| Mogende | 71 | 117 | / |
| Muzende | 71 | 102 | / |
| Mujende | 71 | 85 | / |
| Migindi | 71 | 48 | / |
| Migende | 71 | 14 | / |
| Muginde | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mogenda | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muginda | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mujindi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mucindi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mugndge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mucende | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchende | 67 | 1,090 | / |
| Musindai | 67 | 83 | / |
| Muchenda | 67 | 67 | / |
| Muchindi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mudjindi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mudzindi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Musiende | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mudjende | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mugindde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mudjendj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mousende | 67 | 1 | / |
| Museende | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukhende | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muzhende | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muzennda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mogendde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mochendi | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mugendi
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