Michwe Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Michwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Michwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Michwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Michwe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Michwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Michwe is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Michwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Michwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Michwe is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Michwe is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 57 percent reside, Muranga County, where 14 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside. Barring Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Michwei921/
Micwe9116/
Michue831,052/
Muchwe8356/
Michwa836/
Michwi831/
Miwe8017/
Michuea77615/
Miehwee7721/
Michhue7714/
Maichue774/
Michvez773/
Maichew772/
Meihwei771/
Michoue771/
Mitchue770/
Maiwe73218/
Micue7362/
Miswe7341/
Mihwa7340/
Miwea7321/
Mhewe739/
Moiwe736/
Miewe735/
Micwi733/
Mehwe733/
Miwei732/
Mecwe732/
Micwa731/
Mihue731/
Mizwe731/
Michvech7111/
Michwich713/
Maichoue713/
Maitchue711/
Mitschue711/
Meechwee711/
Michouet710/
Meiwes67570/
Maiswe67232/
Mishue67177/
Michui67151/
Muchue67106/
Maitchoue6766/
Mishwa6740/
Miswey6727/
Mekhwe6725/
Miswea6721/
Mheswe6718/
Maihwa6716/
Miczwa6710/
Mihver677/
Mechue676/
Meshwe674/
Maiwei674/
Mithue673/
Meiwei672/
Mhihwa672/
Myvich672/
Meihwa672/
Mevich672/
Mhiswe671/
Midzwe671/
Maibhe671/
Meiwea671/
Mehewe671/
Meechw671/
Mechwa671/
Muchwi671/
Mihoue671/
Mihwai671/
Miwest671/
Miwoue671/
Meiwez670/
Mivich670/
Mithchuer670/

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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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  • 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 Michwe
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