Mwachiro Surname

214,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwachiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwachiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9171:24,0902,722
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mwachiro (219) may also be a first name.

Mwachiro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwachiro is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwachiro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 214,270th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,795,597 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwachiro live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 609,814th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 219 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,917 people, or 1 in 24,090. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 62 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 29 percent reside and Kwale County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Mwachiro is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Mwachiro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwachiro surname is primarily Christian (95%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwachira881/
Mmwachira821/
Mwaziro807/
Mwakiro803/
Mwasiro801/
Mwachera752/
Mbachira752/
Mwachura752/
Mwaisero751/
Mwochira751/
Mwahajira711/
Mwakira6711/
Muakiro678/
Mwazira674/
Mbouchirou671/
Mbaziro671/
Mbajiro671/

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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 Mwachiro
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