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

Muhande occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhande? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Muhande is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 279,878. In Kenya Muhande is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 5 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Muhande Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Muhande surname is principally 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
  • 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 Muhande
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