Mwendwa Surname

6,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwendwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwendwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya89,7601:51467
Tanzania3,0031:17,6302,261
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Uganda571:684,90034,656
United States351:10,355,970420,657
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Mwendwa (23,372) may also be a first name.

Mwendwa Last Name Facts

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

Mwendwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwendwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,080th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 78,350 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwendwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 33,650th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 23,372 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 89,760 people, or 1 in 514. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 30 percent reside, Kitui County, where 26 percent reside and Makueni County, where 11 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Mwendwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mwendwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mwendwa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $44,952 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwemndwa931/
Mwendwea931/
Mwenddwa931/
M'Mwendwa881/
Mwendwe8676/
Mwindwa8671/
Mwemdwa862/
Mwendua862/
Mwentwa861/
Mwendwo861/
Muendwa861/
Mweentwa801/
Mbindwa71148/
Mbendua7121/
Muendua714/
Mwendui711/
Mwindwe711/
Muhendua674/
Mbendue571/
Muhindwe531/
Muenthwi531/

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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 Mwendwa
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