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 held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwachiti? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwachiti is the 499,597th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwachiti are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwachiti is also the 633,892nd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 204 people.

The surname Mwachiti is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 658 people, or 1 in 70,182. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kwale County, where 86 percent live, Kilifi County, where 13 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Mwachiti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwachiti 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