Mwengei Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Mwengei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 70 | 1:659,713 | 29,380 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwengei (107) may also be a first name.
Mwengei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwengei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwengei occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mwengei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwengei? popularity and diffusion
Mwengei is the 2,255,512th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Mwengei occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwengei live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 910,230th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 107 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya Mwengei is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 73 percent reside, Machakos County, where 13 percent reside and Kitui County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Mwengei is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweengei | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwengehi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mbengei | 86 | 24 | / |
| Mwengee | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mwengye | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mwingei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mweengye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbengehi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwngji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwingii | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwengya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwnghji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwingye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbingei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwingee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbengye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muengjai | 67 | 45 | / |
| Muengyai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbensie | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mbinguye | 53 | 2 | / |
| Muingjit | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muhingye | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwinshehe | 50 | 1,735 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Mwengei
- 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