Mwandi Surname

224,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mwandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5941:77,7447,233
Tanzania5571:95,0489,461
Namibia3501:6,8841,346
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwandi (360) may also be a first name.

Mwandi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwandi is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandi? popularity and diffusion

Mwandi is the 224,314th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,017,390 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandi are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 458,892nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 360 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 594 people, or 1 in 77,744. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 36 percent live, Kakamega County, where 27 percent live and Makueni County, where 24 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 31 percent live and Namibia, where 19 percent live.

Mwandi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandai9267/
Mwandei9261/
Mwandie923/
Mwandii921/
Mwaandi921/
Mwaindi921/
Mwandgi921/
Mwahandi8690/
Mwasindi869/
Mwandioa864/
Mwatindi862/
Mwandije861/
Mwanda8312,489/
Mbandi833,251/
Mwande83927/
Muandi83300/
Mwondi83211/
Mvandi8322/
Mwandj8321/
Mwandha772,026/
Mwandaj77404/
Mwaanda77210/
Mwandaa77125/
Mwandea7765/
Mwanday7745/
Mwandoa7722/
Mmwanda7715/
Mwand'a774/
Mbaindi773/
Mwangyi772/
Muandai772/
Mbandai771/
M'Bandi771/
Mwandet771/
Mbandih771/
Mwandda771/
Mwandhe771/
Mwanhda771/
Mwaunda771/
Mvaindi771/
Mbaundi771/
Mwatende71157/
Mwandaya713/
Mouhandi711/
M'Mwanda711/
Muatendi711/
Muhanndi711/
Mwandaja711/
Muanda6768,995/
Mbande672,728/
Mvanda671,718/
Mbondi671,416/
Mouhandiz67452/
Mvondi67366/
Muande67319/
Mvande67252/
Mwonda67247/
Mbandy676/
Mvendi674/
Mwaitende674/
Mwonde673/
Mwachinde671/
Mwautende671/
Muondi671/
Muandy671/

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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 Mwandi
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