Mwachiru Surname

343,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwachiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwachiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0611:43,5254,525
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Mwachiru (167) may also be a first name.

Mwachiru Last Name Facts

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

Mwachiru occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwachiru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 343,860th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,836,347 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwachiru are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 708,111th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 167 people.

Mwachiru is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,061 people, or 1 in 43,525. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 90 percent live, Mombasa County, where 10 percent live and Kwale County, where 0 percent live. Beside Kenya Mwachiru exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Mwachiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwachiru surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwakiru801/
Mbashiru7596/
Mwakairu759/
Muashiru754/
Mwakireu751/
Muhashiru711/
Mbasiru6795/
Muasiru674/
Muaziru671/
Mwageru671/
Mbouchirou671/
Muakiru671/
Muhajiru631/
Mbazirau631/
Mbassirou591/
Mbosiru531/
Mwokeuru502/

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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 Mwachiru
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