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 is found most in Kenya. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwengei.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwengei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwengei is the 2,255,512th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwengei reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 910,230th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 107 people.
Mwengei is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 73 percent live, Machakos County, where 13 percent live and Kitui County, where 6 percent live. Besides Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.
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 | / |
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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 Mwengei
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