Mwachan Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Mwachan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mwachan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwachan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwachan occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwachan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwachan is the 3,055,934th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwachan reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Mwachan is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda Mwachan is primarily found in: Nebbi District, where 85 percent reside, Kampala District, where 5 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwachane | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mwacan | 92 | 293 | / |
| Mwatchane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbachan | 86 | 355 | / |
| Mwashan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mwacham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muachan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muadchan | 80 | 100 | / |
| Mbatchan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muacan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mwasan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwajan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbacian | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwasham | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbachon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbahhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwassan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwajean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbatchahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muachong | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mhwasane | 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 Mwachan
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