Mugendi Surname

24,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya19,9921:2,310370
Tanzania1,6941:31,2523,699
Uganda831:470,35327,634
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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'.

- muniuwangure

Mugendi Last Name Facts

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

Mugendi occurs most in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugendi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,783rd most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 334,445 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugendi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 76,344th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 7,180 people.

The surname Mugendi is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 19,992 people, or 1 in 2,310. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Embu County, where 30 percent reside, Meru County, where 28 percent reside and Tharaka Nithi County, where 27 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Mugendi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungendi9351/
Mughendi934/
Mung'endi884/
Mughendih881/
Mogendi862,702/
Mugenda86284/
Musendi8671/
Mugende8630/
Muzendi867/
Mugindi861/
Mucendi861/
Migendi861/
Mungende80252/
Mungindi8035/
Musendie804/
Muchendi802/
Mugindai801/
Mugendge801/
Muzhendi801/
Mugengyi801/
Mugnda771/
Mugnde771/
Mungiende7521/
Mauzhendi757/
Muzenda718,192/
Musende711,252/
Musindi711,056/
Muzindi71261/
Mogende71117/
Muzende71102/
Mujende7185/
Migindi7148/
Migende7114/
Muginde7112/
Mogenda714/
Muginda713/
Mujindi712/
Mucindi711/
Mugndge711/
Mucende711/
Muchende671,090/
Musindai6783/
Muchenda6767/
Muchindi6727/
Mudjindi6727/
Mudzindi6725/
Musiende672/
Mudjende671/
Mugindde671/
Mudjendj671/
Mousende671/
Museende671/
Mukhende671/
Muzhende671/
Muzennda671/
Mogendde671/
Mochendi671/

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