Mwindu Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwindu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mwindu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1371:337,08020,325
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Zambia631:251,58615,178
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
France11:66,422,722504,397

Mwindu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwindu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwindu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwindu is the 937,786th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwindu live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwindu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 337,080. In Kenya Mwindu is primarily found in: Meru County, where 64 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 36 percent live and Kilifi County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Zambia, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwndu911/
Muindu831,019/
Mbindu83654/
Mwendu8344/
Mbindou773/
Muindui772/
Muindou771/
Mwendui771/
Muindhu771/
M'Bindou711/
Muendu67167/
Mbendu6769/
Mbendou6257/
Mbendhu6211/
Muhendu623/
Muendau621/
Mbendeu621/
Mouendou57708/
Muhindoo573/
Mouendeu571/
M'Bendeu571/
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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 Mwindu
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