Mwendi Surname

106,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwendi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwendi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,7141:14,2551,860
Kenya4231:109,1729,355
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Uganda531:736,59036,183
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwendi (139) may also be a first name.

Mwendi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwendi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwendi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwendi? popularity and diffusion

Mwendi is the 106,371st most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,658,145 people. The last name Mwendi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwendi are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwendi is also the 784,558th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 139 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,714 people, or 1 in 14,255. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 35 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 31 percent reside and Singida Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Mwendi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwendoi92132/
Mwemndi924/
Mwendai923/
Mweendi922/
Mwiendi921/
Mwendui921/
Mwendie921/
Mwendei921/
Mwndi911/
Mwenda83151,973/
Mwende8383,500/
Muendi832,011/
Mwindi83772/
Mbendi83758/
Mwendy8336/
Mwemdi831/
Mwndie831/
Mwendahei801/
Mweenda771,063/
Mwendaa77118/
Mmwindi7795/
Mouendi7717/
Mweende778/
Mwenday775/
Mmwenda774/
Mwendee773/
Mwendeh772/
Mwendea772/
Mbenndi771/
Mwindoi771/
Mwennda771/
Mwendhe771/
Mwendde771/
Mwaindi771/
Mmwende771/
Mwwende771/
Mwnda732/
M'Mwenda71217/
Mweendaa711/
Muindi6713,760/
Mwinde675,449/
Muenda674,873/
Mbindi674,117/
Mbende673,897/
Muende672,540/
Mwinda672,502/
Mbendy672/
Mbendé671/
Mwndes671/
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
  • 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 Mwendi
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