Mwenchi Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mwenchi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwenchi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwenchi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwenchi is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mwenchi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwenchi? popularity and diffusion
Mwenchi is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenchi are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Makueni County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Kenya Mwenchi is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwenshi | 86 | 297 | / |
| Mwencha | 86 | 236 | / |
| Mwanchi | 86 | 94 | / |
| Muenchi | 86 | 82 | / |
| Mbenchi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mwinchi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muenchit | 80 | 780 | / |
| Muenchai | 80 | 283 | / |
| Mwinchui | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwainchi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwentshi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwengi | 77 | 1,481 | / |
| Mwenji | 77 | 344 | / |
| Mwenzi | 77 | 98 | / |
| Mbenci | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwensi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwence | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwensha | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mwaenzi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mwendji | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muenshi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwinshi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwanche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwincha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwengia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbenche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbenceh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muenche | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mbentshi | 67 | 322 | / |
| Muenkhit | 67 | 130 | / |
| Muentshi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mwintshi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mwinchea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwngi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muenkhid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muenchee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muencheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muensche | 67 | 0 | / |
| Muencher | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mwenchi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis