Mwangemi Surname

125,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwangemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwangemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,6071:12,8031,586
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwangemi (1,028) may also be a first name.

Mwangemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwangemi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwangemi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 125,551st most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,010,357 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangemi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 250,249th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 1,028 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,607 people, or 1 in 12,803. In Kenya Mwangemi is mostly found in: Taita Taveta County, where 44 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 22 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 15 percent are found. Beside Kenya Mwangemi occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mwangemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mwangemi surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwangema8884/
Mwanjemi889/
Mwangami881/
Mwangomi881/
Mwangome753,924/
Mwangima75211/
Mwanzema754/
Mwanzimi751/
Mwangoima711/
Mbongeme6348/
Mbonsemi6324/
Mwonceme631/
Muangima631/
Mbanseme631/
Mbongimi631/
Mwanzima631/
Mbounsemi59129/
Mbounssemi5635/
Mbounghimi562/

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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 Mwangemi
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