Mwahui Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwahui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwahui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6301:73,3016,881

Mwahui (90) may also be a first name.

Mwahui Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwahui is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwahui? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 517,348th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwahui live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 90 people.

The surname Mwahui is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 630 people, or 1 in 73,301. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kwale County, where 97 percent live, Mombasa County, where 1 percent live and Kilifi County, where 1 percent live.

Mwahui Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (61%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwahuhi921/
Mwahi91276/
Mwauyi834/
Mwahgi831/
Mwajahi771/
Mwaie7375/
Mwahe737/
Mbaui735/
Mwaua731/
Mwoui731/
Mwaoha678/
Mwajei678/
Mwauje677/
Mwaayi677/
Mwahee676/
Mwaiye676/
Muahit675/
Mwahez674/
Muahio674/
Mwaija673/
Mwayai672/
Mbaahi672/
Mwijai672/
Mwauea671/
Mwawei671/
Mwhahe671/
Mwajie671/
Mwaije671/
Mbajhi671/

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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 Mwahui
  • 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