Mwachiti Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwachiti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwachiti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6581:70,1826,657
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwachiti (204) may also be a first name.

Mwachiti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwachiti is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mwachiti click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwachiti? popularity and diffusion

It is the 499,597th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,058,492 people. The surname Mwachiti is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwachiti live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 633,892nd most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 204 people.

The surname Mwachiti is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 658 people, or 1 in 70,182. In Kenya Mwachiti is most prevalent in: Kwale County, where 86 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 13 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Mwachiti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (85%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwashiti88868/
Mwacheti886/
Mwachaita8223/
Mwasiti80613/
Mwakiti807/
Mwaziti801/
Mwashita751,239/
Mwashite75384/
Mwasheti7599/
Mwacheta7538/
Mwakitui752/
Mwakitoi751/
Mwassiti751/
Muashiti751/
Mwatshita714/
Mwashetti711/
Mwatshite711/
Mwashitaa711/
Mwashiete711/
Mwasite67165/
Mwasita6775/
Mbasiti6743/
Mwaketi679/
Mbakiti674/
Mwasity674/
Mwaseti672/
Muasiti672/
Mwazite671/
Mwazeti671/
Mwakita671/

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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 Mwachiti
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis