Mwechiwa Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Mwechiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwechiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932

Mwechiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwechiwa occurs most in Somalia. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwechiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,129,067th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mwechiwa are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.

Mwechiwa is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 68,633. Other than Somalia Mwechiwa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Mwechiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mwechiwa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.53% less than the national average, earning $13,578 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwachiwa88132/
Mwichiwa881/
Mwechewa881/
Mweziwa801/
Mwedziwa7515/
Mwachuwa751/
Mwisiwa67176/
Mwisywa672/
Mbecewa671/
Mwikewa671/
Mwikiwa671/

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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 Mwechiwa
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