Mwendo Surname

66,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwendo Surname Definition:

Mwendo is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: merchant.

Mwendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,2331:12,5071,623
Kenya1,6061:28,7553,187
DR Congo7461:99,03411,142
Zambia4721:33,5803,408
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Zimbabwe1931:79,99111,722
Uganda761:513,67529,105
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Wales41:773,63329,106
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mwendo (912) may also be a first name.

Mwendo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwendo is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: merchant.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwendo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwendo is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwendo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwendo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 66,050th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 964,854 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwendo live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwendo is also the 268,506th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 912 people.

Mwendo is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,233 people, or 1 in 12,507. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 57 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 7 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Mwendo is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Mwendo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (89%) in Kenya.

Mwendo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweendo92692/
Mwendoi92132/
Mwendoh921/
Mwendho921/
Mwehendo861/
Mwenda83151,973/
Muendo8323,796/
Mwindo83997/
Mbendo83462/
Mwemdo831/
Mweenda771,063/
Mouendo77356/
Mwendaa77118/
Mbendou7757/
Mwendah7743/
Mwaenda7721/
Mmwenda774/
Mwindoi771/
Mwaindo771/
Mwhindo771/
Muenndo771/
Mwennda771/
Mbendoh771/
Mwendad771/
Mwnda732/
Mouendou71708/
M'Mwenda71217/
Mouendop711/
Mweendaa711/
Mouendoh711/
Muenda674,873/
Mwinda672,502/
Mbenda671,769/
Mbindo67939/
Muindo6772/
Mwemda673/
Mwhnda671/
Mwndad671/

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Footnotes

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