Mwachi Surname
Approximately 1,264 people bear this surname
Mwachi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,227 | 1:37,636 | 4,028 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwachi (251) may also be a first name.
Mwachi Demographics
Mwachi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwachi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwachi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwachi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwachi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 300,690th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,765,464 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwachi are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 562,655th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 251 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,227 people, or 1 in 37,636. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 56 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Mwachi is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Mwachi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mwachi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Mwachi
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