Mushendwa Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mushendwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mushendwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania321:1,654,42547,334
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mushendwa Last Name Facts

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

Mushendwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mushendwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mushendwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mushendwa is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mushendwa reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mushendwa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,654,425. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 28 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Mushendwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musendwa9431/
Mushondwa89187/
Muchendwa899/
Mushandwa898/
Mushindwa892/
Musondwa8222/
Musindwa823/
Musantwa7190/
Musontwa7182/
Musintwa712/
Muzindwa711/
Musisindwe631/

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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 Mushendwa
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