Muchamu Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Muchamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Muchamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muchamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muchamu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muchamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchamu live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 90 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mucamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mushamu | 86 | 49 | / |
| Muchemu | 86 | 21 | / |
| Muchomu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mutshamu | 80 | 48 | / |
| Muzahamu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Muhhamau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musamu | 77 | 1,657 | / |
| Muzamu | 77 | 58 | / |
| Mujamu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mocamu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moukhamou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musiamu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Musaumu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Musamau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muzahmu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukhomu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Museamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mausamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muzzamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moutchommou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Musamuhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musameux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moussamou | 63 | 8 | / |
| Mosamu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Musomu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Muzomu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mujomu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Motsamu | 57 | 27 | / |
| Mosiamu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moussamouss | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mouzoumou | 50 | 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 Muchamu
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