Mwancha Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwancha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwancha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3001:153,93312,224
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mwancha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwancha occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwancha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 866,642nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mwancha are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 153,933. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 46 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 27 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 24 percent reside. Besides Kenya Mwancha occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Mwancha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mwancha last name is principally Christian (88%) in Kenya.

Mwancha earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanca922/
Mwansha86500/
Mwencha86236/
Mwanchi8694/
Mbancha8645/
Mwanche862/
Mwancia861/
Muanchat8019/
Muanchai806/
Mwainchi802/
Muanchad802/
Mbantcha801/
Mwanza77201,747/
Mwansa7777,730/
Mwanja7715,686/
Mwandjaha7544/
Muantchai751/
Muanhchai751/
Mwanzia7138,388/
Mwangia711,337/
Mwaanza71461/
Mwandja71383/
Mwanzau71353/
Mwanzay7134/
Mwanzaz7127/
Mbanche7121/
Mwanzah7115/
Mwanjja7113/
Mwangea7111/
Mwanzaa716/
Mwandza715/
Mwainsa714/
Mwanjah714/
Mwanjaâ714/
Mwansia714/
Mwanjea714/
Mwamsha714/
Mwaansa713/
Mbancho713/
Mwansah713/
Mbanchi712/
Mwanjau712/
Mwaanja712/
Mwangih712/
Muoncha711/
Mwanzoa711/
Mwanzza711/
Mmwanza711/
Mwanzai711/
Mwainza711/
Muenchai67283/
Mwankhoo67141/
Mwahanja6792/
Muenchau6787/
Mwatenza6755/
Mwahanji674/
Muanchoo673/
Muanchet671/
Muanechi671/
Mbantsha671/
Mwandjai671/
Mwasinja671/
Muanchit671/
Mbanchou671/
Muonchai671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwancha
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