Mwavishi Surname
Approximately 338 people bear this surname
Mwavishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 337 | 1:137,032 | 11,196 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwavishi Demographics
Mwavishi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwavishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwavishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwavishi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwavishi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwavishi is the 821,713th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwavishi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mwavishi is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 137,032. In Kenya Mwavishi is most common in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 16 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Mwavishi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwavisi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwavichi | 88 | 8 | / |
| Mwavisha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwawisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muawishi | 75 | 34 | / |
| Mbabishi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwawisha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwabeshi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwawisa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwavese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbabisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaibese | 63 | 77 | / |
| Mbabaisi | 63 | 6 | / |
| Mbabissi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwavyosi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muawushi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muavesi | 53 | 162 | / |
| Muawisa | 53 | 41 | / |
| Mbobisi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwabese | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbabizi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbavese | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwabize | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbobissi | 50 | 60 | / |
| Mbabisse | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mwaweche | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muawuisa | 50 | 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 Mwavishi
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