Mwachandi Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwachandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwachandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Mwachandi Last Name Facts

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

Mwachandi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwachandi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwachandi is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Mwachandi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwachandi are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 62 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 35 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwachande895,430/
Mwachanda899/
Mwechandi891/
Mwaichande841/
Mwashanda7853/
Mwechande785/
Mwachonde782/
Mwachonda781/
Mwatshanda741/
Mwashonde674/
Mbaciande671/
Muasanda594/
Muaijande561/

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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
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  • 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 Mwachandi
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