All around the world, Mapendo (Mapendo 
) is a rare gender-neutral forename. The forename Mapendo is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is a rare unisex name. More frequently, Mapendo is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Mapendo | Kenya, Rwanda, United States, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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