Mwandihi Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwandihi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandihi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5201:88,8088,021

Mwandihi Last Name Facts

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

Mwandihi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwandihi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandihi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 598,302nd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandihi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwandihi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 520 people, or 1 in 88,808. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 68 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 16 percent reside and Migori County, where 15 percent reside.

Mwandihi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwandihi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandji80273/
Mwandie803/
Mwandioa754/
Mwandjai751/
Mwandije751/
Mwandja67383/
Muandji6762/
Mbandie6738/
Mvandji677/
Mwandye671/
Mbaundie632/
Mbondieh631/
Mbandje53362/
Mwangye53227/
Muandja53144/
Mvendji5315/
Mvondji5310/
Mbondie534/
Muangyai50171/
Mveindji5051/
Mboundie5011/
Muangyoi5010/
Mwoondja504/
M'Bondji502/
Muandeay501/
Mvoundji501/
Muanndja501/
Mbeindji501/
Mbondjie501/

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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 Mwandihi
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