Worldwide, Mwendwa (Mwendwa 
) is a rare unisex given name. The first name Mwendwa is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Kenya, where it is a rare boy's name. More prevalently, Mwendwa is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Mwendwa | United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Uganda, United States, Tanzania |
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chief kivoi mwendwa KE (b. 1780) |
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| kivui wa mwendwa Kamba trader, KE (b. 1790) |
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| ngala mwendwa Kenyan politician, KE (b. 1923) |
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| nyiva mwendwa Kenyan politician, KE |
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| kitili maluki mwendwa Kenyan judge |
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Mr, Avit, Beth, Boaz, Kana, Paul, Pius, Rose, Rita, Ruth, Dave, Leah, Lucy, Lynn, Jane, Jack, Jose, Josh, John, Jona, Joan, Joab, Amos, Joel, Abel, Alan, Ms, Sam, Sue, Ann, Ben, Ken, Dan, Liz, Joy, Job, Tom, Eng, Eva, Ivy, Ian, Mary, Mark, Mike, Musa, Mumo, Alex, Anne, and Jeff