Muchesi Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muchesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1401:329,85620,127
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Muchesi Last Name Facts

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

Muchesi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,428,594th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muchesi reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Muchesi is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 329,856. In Kenya Muchesi is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 52 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 39 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 3 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Muchesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Muchesi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauchesi931/
Mukhesi86454/
Muchisi86319/
Muchese86170/
Muchezi86120/
Mukesi771,008/
Mukeusi71246/
Muchizi71186/
Mukhese71127/
Muchege7178/
Muchize7120/
Muchigi7117/
Mukeesi718/
Mukheji714/
Mukhisi714/
Muchiji712/
Mucheze712/
Mukiesi711/
Mucheje711/
Mukhezi711/
Maukesi711/
Mukhisai673/

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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 Muchesi
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