Mwandoro Surname

250,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwandoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2921:35,7433,858
Tanzania2761:191,81716,484
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwandoro (243) may also be a first name.

Mwandoro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwandoro is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwandoro.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandoro? popularity and diffusion

Mwandoro is the 250,267th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,597,821 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandoro live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 573,164th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 243 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,292 people, or 1 in 35,743. In Kenya Mwandoro is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 49 percent are found, Kwale County, where 31 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 15 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Mwandoro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (53%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandooro945/
Mwandaro88292/
Mvandoro881/
Mwandura75255/
Mwandara75145/
Mwandera7514/
Mwondora751/
Mwandurah7111/
Mbandara638/
Muandura631/
Muhandura592/
Mhbandara591/

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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 Mwandoro
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