Muhande Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muhande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1651:279,87818,255
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Muhande (51) may also be a first name.

Muhande Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muhande is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhande? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 978,274th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhande live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Muhande is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread first name globally It is held by 51 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 279,878. In Kenya Muhande is most common in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 5 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Muhande Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Muhande surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouhande9312/
Mouhandes88249/
Muhandess882/
Muhandi86494/
Muhonde86145/
Mouande8617/
Muandeh866/
Mihande861/
Meuandee8022/
Mouhamde8011/
Mouandeu805/
Muhiandy804/
Mouandey804/
Mueandee802/
Muhamdey801/
Muhiandi801/
Muhanndi801/
Mueandej801/
Mouhanda801/
Mouandje801/
Muhhamde801/
Mouhandi801/
Mouhandiz75452/
Muhandaya7513/
Mauhandiz751/
Mouhamdei751/
Mouanda7135,027/
Mueandi71227/
Mouandi7138/
Mihandi7112/
Muhondi716/
Muyonde712/
Mujonde711/
Mouonde711/
Mauandi711/
Muhangyi67274/
Mujiandi6742/
Mouhamdi6731/
Muiyanda6721/
Mouhamdy6720/
Muyondie674/
Muhamdai671/
Mueandaj671/
Mouandha671/
Mujjandi671/
Mouannda671/
Miehandi671/

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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
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  • 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 Muhande
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