Mamwacha Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mamwacha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamwacha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2011:229,75116,196
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Mamwacha (67) may also be a first name.

Mamwacha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mamwacha is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamwacha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,155,901st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mamwacha are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 67 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 229,751. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 98 percent live, Baringo County, where 0 percent live and Meru County, where 0 percent live. Excluding Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and The Gambia, where 0 percent live.

Mamwacha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mamwacha earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manwacha8868/
Maunwacha821/
Mamvocha75114/
Mambache752/
Mamuocha751/
Mambasha751/
Manvacha751/
Mambasa674,365/
Mamuaja67791/
Mamuasa6746/
Mambaza6745/

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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 Mamwacha
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