Mwamachi Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Mwamachi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 216 | 1:213,796 | 15,228 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwamachi (89) may also be a first name.
Mwamachi Demographics
Mwamachi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwamachi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwamachi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwamachi is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwamachi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,067,497th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwamachi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwamachi is also the 1,011,231st most frequent first name globally It is held by 89 people.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 213,796. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Taita Taveta County, where 94 percent live, Mombasa County, where 4 percent live and Kakamega County, where 0 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Mwamachi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwamachi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwamashi | 88 | 14 | / |
| Mwamacha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbamachi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwamatshi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwamasi | 80 | 135 | / |
| Mwamaji | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mwamazi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mwamhosi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwamasha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwamausi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mbomachi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muamashi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwamaika | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwamasai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muamatshi | 71 | 246 | / |
| Mwamaisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwamage | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwamaka | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mwamosi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbamazi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbamasi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwamasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbamagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamoji | 67 | 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 Mwamachi
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