Mwandeje Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwandeje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandeje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5771:80,0347,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwandeje (160) may also be a first name.

Mwandeje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwandeje occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandeje? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 552,088th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. The surname Mwandeje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandeje are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwandeje is also the 725,185th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 160 people.

The last name Mwandeje is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 577 people, or 1 in 80,034. In Kenya it is most common in: Kilifi County, where 58 percent live, Kwale County, where 29 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 12 percent live. Barring Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Mwandeje Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwandeje last name is primarily Christian (93%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandoje88625/
Mwandege88467/
Mwandeja886/
Mwandije881/
Mwandeye881/
Mwandaj80404/
Mwandea8065/
Mwandei8061/
Mwandue8048/
Muandee8019/
Muandej8010/
Mwandye801/
Mwandezi75197/
Mwandaji75138/
Mwandesi7510/
Mwandeya755/
Mwandaja751/
Muandeeh751/
Mwandoye751/
Mwandeza751/
Mwandaye751/
Mbandeja751/
Mwandau67468/
Mwandaa67125/
Mwandai6767/
Mwanday6745/
Muandue6727/
Mwandoa6722/
Mvandeu6711/
Mbandey678/
Muandaj671/
Mbandea671/
Muandeu671/
Mwaundedzi671/

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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 Mwandeje
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