Mwachepha Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwachepha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwachepha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1431:322,93619,861

Mwachepha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwachepha occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwachepha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,478,479th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwachepha are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 322,936. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 99 percent live, Kilifi County, where 1 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent live.

Mwachepha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwachepha surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwachipa82180/
Mwachopa8222/
Mwazepa751/
Mwashipa71296/
Muasepha7127/
Mwachapo711/
Mwachapuo671/
Mwajefa6371/
Mwakipa6336/
Mwazepo6334/
Mwasipa631/
Mbakepa631/
Mwasipho59331/
Muachefe595/
Muachefo591/
Mwadzipea563/
Mwasipo509/
Mwasifa505/
Mwakipo504/
Mwazipo501/
Mwagife501/

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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 Mwachepha
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