Mwatende Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Mwatende Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 141 | 1:327,517 | 20,034 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Mwatende Demographics
Mwatende Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwatende Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwatende Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwatende is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwatende? popularity and diffusion
Mwatende is the 1,391,595th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. Mwatende occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwatende live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 327,517. In Kenya Mwatende is most common in: Kwale County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.
Mwatende Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwatende surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaitende | 94 | 4 | / |
| Mwautende | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwatenda | 88 | 60 | / |
| Muatende | 88 | 34 | / |
| Mwetende | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mwande | 86 | 927 | / |
| Mwaitenda | 82 | 690 | / |
| Mwandea | 80 | 65 | / |
| Mwandei | 80 | 61 | / |
| Mwandie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwandet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwandhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muatenda | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mwatindi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwandije | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muatendi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanda | 71 | 12,489 | / |
| Mbande | 71 | 2,728 | / |
| Mwandi | 71 | 1,814 | / |
| Muande | 71 | 319 | / |
| Mvande | 71 | 252 | / |
| Mwandj | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mwaitinda | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwonde | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwachinde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwandha | 67 | 2,026 | / |
| Mwandaj | 67 | 404 | / |
| Mwaanda | 67 | 210 | / |
| Mwoonde | 67 | 208 | / |
| Mwandaa | 67 | 125 | / |
| M'Bande | 67 | 116 | / |
| Mwandai | 67 | 67 | / |
| Mwanday | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mwandoa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Muandee | 67 | 19 | / |
| Muandet | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mmwanda | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mvandeu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Muandej | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbandey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mwand'a | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbaunde | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbhande | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbandeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwandii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanhda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muandeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwandda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwondhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaindi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmbande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaunda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwandgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muandhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbandea | 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 Mwatende
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