Mugwimi Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mugwimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugwimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3561:129,71910,668

Mugwimi (19) may also be a first name.

Mugwimi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugwimi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugwimi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mugwimi is the 791,719th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. Mugwimi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugwimi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mugwimi is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 19 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 129,719. In Kenya Mugwimi is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 28 percent live, Embu County, where 27 percent live and Nyeri County, where 27 percent live.

Mugwimi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungwimi932/
Mugwima86225/
Muguimi8611/
Mugwemi862/
Mungwemi8025/
Mouguimi801/
Mukwima7163/
Mikwimi714/
Mukwemi711/
Mugweme711/
Mucwima711/
Mugbemi711/
Mugwema711/
Mungweme6717/
Mugwemhi671/
Mukwema57325/
Mogwema572/
Mukweme571/
Munkweme531/
Mokgwema531/
Mukwemhe531/
Moukouemi502/

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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 Mugwimi
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