Mwandi Surname
Approximately 1,814 people bear this surname
Mwandi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 594 | 1:77,744 | 7,233 |
| Tanzania | 557 | 1:95,048 | 9,461 |
| Namibia | 350 | 1:6,884 | 1,346 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwandi (360) may also be a first name.
Mwandi Demographics
Mwandi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwandi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwandi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwandi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwandi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwandi is the 224,314th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,017,390 people. The last name Mwandi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandi reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwandi is also the 458,892nd most frequently held forename globally, held by 360 people.
Mwandi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 594 people, or 1 in 77,744. In Kenya Mwandi is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 36 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 27 percent reside and Makueni County, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 31 percent reside and Namibia, where 19 percent reside.
Mwandi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwandai | 92 | 67 | / |
| Mwandei | 92 | 61 | / |
| Mwandie | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mwandii | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwaandi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwaindi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwandgi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwahandi | 86 | 90 | / |
| Mwasindi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mwandioa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwatindi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwandije | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwanda | 83 | 12,489 | / |
| Mbandi | 83 | 3,251 | / |
| Mwande | 83 | 927 | / |
| Muandi | 83 | 300 | / |
| Mwondi | 83 | 211 | / |
| Mvandi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Mwandj | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mwandha | 77 | 2,026 | / |
| Mwandaj | 77 | 404 | / |
| Mwaanda | 77 | 210 | / |
| Mwandaa | 77 | 125 | / |
| Mwandea | 77 | 65 | / |
| Mwanday | 77 | 45 | / |
| Mwandoa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mmwanda | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mwand'a | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbaindi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwangyi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muandai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbandai | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bandi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwandet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbandih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwandda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwandhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanhda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaunda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mvaindi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaundi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwatende | 71 | 157 | / |
| Mwandaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mouhandi | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Mwanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muatendi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhanndi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwandaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanda | 67 | 68,995 | / |
| Mbande | 67 | 2,728 | / |
| Mvanda | 67 | 1,718 | / |
| Mbondi | 67 | 1,416 | / |
| Mouhandiz | 67 | 452 | / |
| Mvondi | 67 | 366 | / |
| Muande | 67 | 319 | / |
| Mvande | 67 | 252 | / |
| Mwonda | 67 | 247 | / |
| Mbandy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mvendi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwaitende | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwonde | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwachinde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwautende | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muondi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muandy | 67 | 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 Mwandi
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