Mwandezi Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Mwandezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 109 | 1:485,703 | 32,780 |
| Kenya | 86 | 1:536,976 | 26,431 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwandezi Demographics
Mwandezi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwandezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwandezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwandezi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwandezi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,198,640th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandezi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwandezi is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 485,703. In Tanzania Mwandezi is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 94 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live and Pwani Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 44 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Mwandezi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaundedzi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mbandezi | 88 | 567 | / |
| Mwandazi | 88 | 117 | / |
| Mwandizi | 88 | 77 | / |
| Mwandesi | 88 | 10 | / |
| Mwandeza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwandedza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwandiedza | 78 | 26 | / |
| Mwandeje | 75 | 578 | / |
| Mwandege | 75 | 467 | / |
| Mwandisi | 75 | 236 | / |
| Mbondezi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Mbandizi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Muondezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwandasi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwandije | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muhondezi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mwanditsi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwandichi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwandiche | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwandidze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouhandizi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwaundidza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbandize | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mwandichaya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhondeze | 59 | 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 Mwandezi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis