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
The surname Mwenchi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwenchi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenchi reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwenchi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Makueni County, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 20 percent reside.
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
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