Mwendi Surname
Approximately 4,395 people bear this surname
Mwendi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,714 | 1:14,255 | 1,860 |
| Kenya | 423 | 1:109,172 | 9,355 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwendi (139) may also be a first name.
Mwendi Demographics
Mwendi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwendi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwendi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwendi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwendi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 106,371st most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,658,145 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 widely held given name on earth, held by 139 people.
Mwendi is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,714 people, or 1 in 14,255. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 35 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 31 percent are found and Singida Region, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Mwendi is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Mwendi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwendoi | 92 | 132 | / |
| Mwemndi | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mwendai | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mweendi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mwiendi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwendui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwendie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwendei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwndi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwenda | 83 | 151,973 | / |
| Mwende | 83 | 83,500 | / |
| Muendi | 83 | 2,011 | / |
| Mwindi | 83 | 772 | / |
| Mbendi | 83 | 758 | / |
| Mwendy | 83 | 36 | / |
| Mwemdi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwndie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwendahei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweenda | 77 | 1,063 | / |
| Mwendaa | 77 | 118 | / |
| Mmwindi | 77 | 95 | / |
| Mouendi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mweende | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mwenday | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mmwenda | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwendee | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwendeh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwendea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbenndi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwindoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwennda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwendhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwendde | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaindi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmwende | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwwende | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwnda | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Mwenda | 71 | 217 | / |
| Mweendaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muindi | 67 | 13,760 | / |
| Mwinde | 67 | 5,449 | / |
| Muenda | 67 | 4,873 | / |
| Mbindi | 67 | 4,117 | / |
| Mbende | 67 | 3,897 | / |
| Muende | 67 | 2,540 | / |
| Mwinda | 67 | 2,502 | / |
| Mbendy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbendé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwndes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwhnda | 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 Mwendi
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