Upendo Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Upendo Surname Definition:

Upendo is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: love. One who is dearly loved.

Upendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Tanzania221:2,406,43748,353
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Upendo (106,623) may also be a first name.

Upendo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Upendo is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: love. One who is dearly loved.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Upendo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Upendo occurs most in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Upendo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 849,693rd most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name Upendo is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Upendo reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Upendo is also the 9,616th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 106,623 people.

Upendo is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Upendo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Upendo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gupendo921/
Huependo8699/
Upindo83359/
Upenda83129/
Ipendo8323/
Upendah771/
Upindou771/
Upnda733/
Ipindo67116/
Ipenda6724/
Upinda675/
Upemda671/
Ippindo629/
Gupinda624/
Ipinda5020/

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