Mwechi Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwechi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2431:217,86718,185
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwechi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwechi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwechi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwechi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwechi is the 956,400th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname Mwechi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwechi reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwechi is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 217,867. In Tanzania Mwechi is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and The Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweci914/
Mweshi836,574/
Mwachi831,264/
Mweche83547/
Mbechi8387/
Mwecha8358/
Mwochi833/
Mwezhi832/
Mwichi831/
Mwachai77444/
Mwetshi7727/
Muhechi7717/
Mwichui7711/
Mwaichi778/
Mwachui776/
Mbechai776/
Muechai775/
Mwehesi772/
Mmweche772/
Muechie772/
Mweheki771/
Mwueshi771/
Mwitchi771/
Mvetchi771/
Mwachie771/
Mwezi735,282/
Mweki73122/
Mwece7362/
Mwegi738/
Mbeci732/
M'Mweche711/
Mbetchui711/
Mueche674,949/
Mueshi673,859/
Mwiche672,607/
Mwedzi671,761/
Mbeche671,275/
Mbeshi67989/
Mwesha67342/
Mweusi67310/
Mweshe67297/
Mwache67291/
Mwicha67168/
Mbichi67123/
Mwishi67104/
Mwessi6712/
Mwoche679/
Mwezeh676/
Mweezi676/
Mweije673/
Muichi672/
Mweise672/
Mwetsi672/
Mveshi671/
Muheci671/
Mwesie671/
Mweizi671/
Mweize671/
Mwikei671/
Mwihki671/
Mvachi671/
Mvecha671/
Mweike671/
Mwezzi671/
Mwezai671/
Mveche671/
Muhetchio671/
Mwezie671/
Mmwezi671/
Mbehsi671/
Muecha671/

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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 Mwechi
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