Mwende Surname

6,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya81,1071:56979
Tanzania7831:67,6147,129
Uganda7101:54,9856,507
DR Congo6641:111,26412,279
Zimbabwe771:200,49723,224
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
England101:5,571,806158,774
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway61:857,04855,549
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
China31:455,773,85521,925
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mwende (21,629) may also be a first name.

Mwende Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwende occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwende? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,781st most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 87,276 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwende are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 35,667th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 21,629 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 81,107 people, or 1 in 569. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 22 percent are found, Machakos County, where 14 percent are found and Makueni County, where 13 percent are found. Other than Kenya Mwende exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Mwende Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwende last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweende928/
Mwendee923/
Mwendeh922/
Mwendea922/
Mwwende921/
Mwendie921/
Mwendhe921/
Mwendei921/
Mwendde921/
Mmwende921/
Mwenda83151,973/
Mwinde835,449/
Mwendi834,395/
Mbende833,897/
Muende832,540/
Mwendy8336/
Mwndie831/
Mwndes831/
Mwendahei801/
Muendet771,589/
Mweenda771,063/
Mwendoi77132/
Mwendaa77118/
Muender7769/
Mouende7747/
Mwindej7721/
Muendej7711/
Mwenday775/
Mwemndi774/
Mmwenda774/
Mwendai773/
Mbendeh772/
Mweendi772/
Muendee772/
Mbeende771/
Muendez771/
Mwennda771/
Mwendui771/
Mwiendi771/
Mwnda732/
Mwndi731/
M'Mwenda71217/
Muendech7122/
Mouendet712/
Hmuendet711/
Mweendaa711/
Muinde6717,900/
Muenda674,873/
Mwinda672,502/
Muendi672,011/
Mwindi67772/
Mbendi67758/
Mbinde67369/
Muendetch675/
Mouhendez673/
Hmuendech672/
Mbendy672/
Mbendé671/
Mwemdi671/
Mwhnda671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwende
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