Mwamwendesi Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Mwamwendesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 193 | 1:274,309 | 21,578 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Mwamwendesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwamwendesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwamwendesi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwamwendesi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,210,518th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. Mwamwendesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamwendesi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 274,309. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent live, Pwani Region, where 49 percent live and Manyara Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamendes | 84 | 5 | / |
| Miwa Mendes | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ma Mendes | 80 | 1 | / |
| May Mendes | 76 | 7 | / |
| Mahmandesi | 76 | 1 | / |
| Mamondes | 74 | 352 | / |
| Mamundes | 74 | 2 | / |
| Mamendas | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mamindes | 74 | 1 | / |
| Maia Mendes | 73 | 70 | / |
| Maya Mendes | 73 | 5 | / |
| Maia-Mendes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moyamendez | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maimonides | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maimónides | 67 | 2 | / |
| Memndes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahmoundes | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwamwendesi
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