Mwandeke Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwandeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Mwandeke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwandeke is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandeke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,504,764th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandeke reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Mwandeke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwandeke last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandike88407/
Mwandeka88216/
Mwandeki8856/
Muandeke8841/
Mwandiki752,495/
Mwandika75158/
Mwandoki752/
Mbondeke751/
Mwandiche714/
Muhandike711/
Mwaundika711/
Mwaandika711/
Mbondike631/
Muhandiki59462/
Mwandichi595/
Mbondikeh591/
Muhandikyi562/
Mbondick501/

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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 Mwandeke
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