Wendo Surname

70,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wendo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,4661:13,3241,641
DR Congo2,6061:28,3503,560
Tanzania3581:147,88213,472
Papua New Guinea2431:33,5543,923
Indonesia1691:782,54059,655
Uganda781:500,50428,682
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
France11:66,422,722504,397
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wendo (2,559) may also be a first name.

Wendo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wendo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wendo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 70,558th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,040,335 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wendo live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wendo is also the 145,624th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 2,559 people.

Wendo is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 3,466 people, or 1 in 13,324. In Kenya Wendo is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 22 percent live, Nairobi County, where 20 percent live and Kwale County, where 18 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Wendo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wendo has changed over time. In England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wendo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wendo last name is principally Christian (91%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wendoh91219/
Weendo9127/
Wendou9112/
Wenduo911/
Woendo911/
Wendoi911/
Weindo911/
Wndo891/
Wendous832/
Weindoh831/
Wendoss830/
Wenda8071,714/
Bendo807,633/
Windo80639/
Vendo8099/
Wndoh802/
Uendo802/
Wemdo801/
Wendotph770/
Wendhost770/
Bendoy733,389/
Bendou732,641/
Wendah73431/
Huendo73217/
Wendeu73171/
Winduo73159/
Vendou73143/
Ouendo7378/
Hwenda7375/
Benduo7355/
Wienda7343/
Whenda7324/
Wendha7323/
Viendo7319/
Bendoo7315/
Wendaa7312/
Windoh7312/
Weinda7311/
Wennda7310/
Weanda7310/
Wwenda738/
Weunda738/
Waindo737/
Bendoh736/
Waenda736/
Wendda736/
Windou734/
Weenda733/
Hwindo733/
Vwenda733/
Bendoj733/
Wemnda732/
Beendo732/
Vendot732/
Veendo731/
Bendoi731/
Woenda731/
Wuenda731/
Uhendo731/
Windoo731/
Vendoh731/
Wendga730/
Wnda6747/
Houendo6728/
Bndo6722/
Ouendou6712/
Waendah679/
Waindou679/
Benddou674/
Vendott674/
Bendouh672/
Vendois672/
Windoch671/
Wouenda671/
Woindou671/
Bendhoi671/
Weendah671/
Vendooa671/
Winduot671/
Hwaenda671/
Wendahe671/
Wendach671/
Wuendas670/

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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
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  • 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 Wendo
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