Mzindu Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mzindu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mzindu 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
Tanzania781:678,73939,598
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mzindu Last Name Facts

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

Mzindu is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzindu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzindu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania Mzindu is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 88 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 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
Msindu836/
Mgindu831/
Mjindu831/
Msindhu773/
Mzeendu771/
Mgendu674/
McIndoo62283/
McEndus620/
Mtshendu571/
Mgemdu501/

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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 Mzindu
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