Mwairangi Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mwairangi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwairangi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwairangi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwairangi is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwairangi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Mwairangi live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwairangi is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya Mwairangi is most common in: Mombasa County, where 50 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 50 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwarangi | 94 | 15 | / |
| Mwirangi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mwerangi | 82 | 232 | / |
| Mwaranga | 82 | 28 | / |
| Mwiranga | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mwarange | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwaranji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbarangi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muharangi | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mwayerange | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwaronga | 71 | 278 | / |
| Mbirongi | 71 | 89 | / |
| Mbarange | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mwerange | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mwaronge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwerangye | 67 | 101 | / |
| Mwirhonzi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mwarong'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwirhenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaronza | 59 | 7 | / |
| Mweranje | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbaranze | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mweronga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muirong'e | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwairangi
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