Mwanchi Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwanchi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Kenya351:1,319,42635,360
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwanchi (19) may also be a first name.

Mwanchi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwanchi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwanchi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanchi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwanchi is the 1,918,812th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Mwanchi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanchi are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Mwanchi is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 95 percent are found and Rivers, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 37 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Mwanchi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwainchi932/
Mwancha86313/
Mwanshi86141/
Mwenchi865/
Mwanche862/
Mbanchi862/
Muanchai806/
Muanechi801/
Muanchit801/
Mwangi77501,028/
Mwanji774,995/
Mwanzi774,132/
Mbanci77342/
Mwansi7716/
Mwanki7714/
Mwanca772/
Mwance771/
Muantchai751/
Muanhchai751/
Mwahanshi751/
Mwansha71500/
Mwanzui71443/
Mwandji71273/
Mwainzi71178/
Muenchi7182/
Muanshi7134/
Mwankie7122/
Mbanche7121/
Mwangie717/
Mwansoi714/
Mwangiz714/
Mwanngi712/
Mwangih712/
Mwaingi712/
Mwanshe712/
Mbonchi712/
Mwaangi712/
Mwansie711/
Mwandgi711/
Mwankui711/
Mwwangi711/
Mhwanzi711/
Mmwangi711/
Mwhangi711/
Mwanzei711/
Mwanzie711/
Mwankei711/
Mwanzai711/
Mbantshi679,443/
Muenchai67283/
Mwasingi6710/
Mwahanji674/
Mwandjai671/
Mwasenzi671/
Mwasengi671/
Muantshi671/
Mbounchi671/
Mwanziua671/
Muanchet671/
Mwamnkai671/
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 Mwanchi
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