Mwandege Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwandege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2421:190,82614,170
Tanzania2251:235,29619,277

Mwandege Last Name Facts

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

Mwandege occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwandege.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandege? popularity and diffusion

It is the 648,005th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandege reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 190,826. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Taita Taveta County, where 49 percent are found, Kwale County, where 49 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 48 percent are found.

Mwandege Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwandege surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandeje88578/
Mwandiga751,079/
Mwandezi75197/
Mwandesi7510/
Mwandeza751/
Mwandije751/
Mwandigha71504/
Mwandighi7173/
Mwandoghoi679/
Mwaundedzi671/
Mbandezi63567/
Mwandisi63236/
Mwandizi6377/
Mbandize634/
Mvendage632/
Muhondeze591/
Mbondezi5011/
Mbandizi503/
Muondezi501/

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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 Mwandege
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