Mwendah Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Mwendah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 34 | 1:466,174 | 21,520 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwendah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwendah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwendah is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mwendah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwendah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwendah is the 2,979,664th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Mwendah is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mwendah are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 466,174. In Zambia Mwendah is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 94 percent live, North-Western Province, where 3 percent live and Southern Province, where 3 percent live. Excluding Zambia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwenda | 92 | 151,973 | / |
| Mwendahei | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mweenda | 86 | 1,063 | / |
| Mwendaa | 86 | 118 | / |
| Mwaenda | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mwenday | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mmwenda | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwendai | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mwendea | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mbendah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwennda | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwendoh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwendad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwendho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwnda | 83 | 2 | / |
| M'Mwenda | 80 | 217 | / |
| Muendach | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mweendaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhendah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwendo | 77 | 7,553 | / |
| Muenda | 77 | 4,873 | / |
| Mwinda | 77 | 2,502 | / |
| Mbenda | 77 | 1,769 | / |
| Mwemda | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwndad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwhnda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhaendah | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mweendo | 71 | 692 | / |
| Mwendoi | 71 | 132 | / |
| Mbindah | 71 | 91 | / |
| Muendat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbendha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mouenda | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwhndas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mweemda | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbendoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muendau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwendei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muendap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muheenda | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hmuendat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhindah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwehendo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouendoh | 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 Mwendah
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