Mwendesha Surname
Approximately 4,126 people bear this surname
Mwendesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,024 | 1:13,156 | 1,705 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
Mwendesha (364) may also be a first name.
Mwendesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwendesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwendesha is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwendesha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 112,320th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,766,250 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwendesha are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 456,229th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 364 people.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,024 people, or 1 in 13,156. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Geita Region, where 41 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 27 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Mwendesha occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwendesa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mwendesho | 89 | 135 | / |
| Mwendeshi | 89 | 6 | / |
| Mwendesay | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mwendeshe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Muendesha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwendesi | 82 | 36 | / |
| Mwendasa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mwendese | 82 | 2 | / |
| Muendesa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muendeshi | 78 | 21 | / |
| Muendecha | 78 | 4 | / |
| Muendesho | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muendeshe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muendeacha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwendeze | 71 | 542 | / |
| Muendeza | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mbendeza | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mwindisi | 59 | 8 | / |
| Muendisi | 59 | 6 | / |
| Mwendizi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muindisa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mwendizo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mwendizzy | 56 | 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 Mwendesha
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