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 surname Mwachiti occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mwachiti click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwachiti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 499,597th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,058,492 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwachiti live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwachiti is also the 633,892nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 204 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 658 people, or 1 in 70,182. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 86 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 13 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Mwachiti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwachiti last name 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
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