Migwi Surname
Approximately 7,831 people bear this surname
Migwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7,774 | 1:5,940 | 811 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Migwi (1,862) may also be a first name.
Migwi Demographics
Migwi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Migwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Migwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Migwi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Migwi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Migwi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 63,937th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 930,602 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Migwi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 176,474th most numerous first name globally, held by 1,862 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 7,774 people, or 1 in 5,940. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kirinyaga County, where 17 percent live, Nyeri County, where 16 percent live and Kiambu County, where 15 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Migwi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Migwi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maigwi | 91 | 31 | / |
| Migwih | 91 | 1 | / |
| Migui | 80 | 190 | / |
| Migwa | 80 | 48 | / |
| Mugwi | 80 | 47 | / |
| Migwe | 80 | 37 | / |
| Mikwi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Micwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Megwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mjgwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maigwa | 73 | 982 | / |
| Megwai | 73 | 168 | / |
| Mhikwi | 73 | 71 | / |
| Megwei | 73 | 27 | / |
| Muigwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Maigui | 73 | 13 | / |
| Meigui | 73 | 10 | / |
| Maigwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mmigwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mugwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mugwei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Miguei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hmigui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mhigwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mgigwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Miegwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muigwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mugwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Megwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miekwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mijgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Migwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maikwai | 67 | 74 | / |
| Moigboi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Migwaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maikwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maigboi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Migwi
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