Mwendia Surname
Approximately 6,727 people bear this surname
Mwendia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6,696 | 1:6,897 | 919 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Mwendia (1,374) may also be a first name.
Mwendia Demographics
Mwendia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwendia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwendia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwendia is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwendia? popularity and diffusion
Mwendia is the 73,208th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,083,328 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwendia live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 211,290th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 1,374 people.
Mwendia is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 6,696 people, or 1 in 6,897. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 38 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 18 percent reside and Embu County, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Mwendia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwendiah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwendya | 86 | 130 | / |
| Mwindia | 86 | 93 | / |
| Mwendja | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mbendia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwendea | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwengyia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwendyaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwindja | 71 | 253 | / |
| Mwindya | 71 | 96 | / |
| Muindia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbindia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwendeo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwengya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbendiho | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbendjio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouendja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbindja | 57 | 131 | / |
| Mbindya | 57 | 14 | / |
| Mwindyo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbendjou | 53 | 17 | / |
| Muengyai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mouendjo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbendjoh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbendjey | 53 | 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 Mwendia
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