Mwengi Surname
Approximately 1,481 people bear this surname
Mwengi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,279 | 1:36,106 | 3,882 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Mwengi (587) may also be a first name.
Mwengi Demographics
Average Mwengi Salary in
United States
$15,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mwengi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwengi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwengi is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwengi.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwengi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwengi is the 264,367th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,920,693 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwengi are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwengi is also the 345,345th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 587 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,279 people, or 1 in 36,106. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 56 percent live, Nairobi County, where 16 percent live and Machakos County, where 9 percent live. Outside of Kenya Mwengi occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Mwengi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwengi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mwengi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwengia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwngi | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mwenge | 83 | 44,899 | / |
| Mwenga | 83 | 12,772 | / |
| Mbengi | 83 | 4,663 | / |
| Mwingi | 83 | 725 | / |
| Mwenji | 83 | 344 | / |
| Muengi | 83 | 145 | / |
| Mwenzi | 83 | 98 | / |
| Mwensi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwengea | 77 | 364 | / |
| Mwenshi | 77 | 297 | / |
| Mweenga | 77 | 101 | / |
| Mweenge | 77 | 64 | / |
| Muengie | 77 | 56 | / |
| Mwingia | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mwaenzi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mwendji | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mwengee | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mwengye | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mwenchi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mwenger | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbengai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwaingi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mweng'e | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwingai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwingie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmbengi | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bengi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwengha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwengez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbengoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwnge | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbngi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwnga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouengui | 71 | 277 | / |
| Mwehenge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mweengye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwuingai | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbengi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweennga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwengaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwenze | 67 | 70,241 | / |
| Mwinga | 67 | 9,236 | / |
| Mwinzi | 67 | 8,654 | / |
| Mwenje | 67 | 3,955 | / |
| Mbenge | 67 | 3,895 | / |
| Muenga | 67 | 2,630 | / |
| Mwenza | 67 | 2,520 | / |
| Mwense | 67 | 1,824 | / |
| Mbenzi | 67 | 1,486 | / |
| Muenge | 67 | 1,133 | / |
| Mbingi | 67 | 990 | / |
| Muensi | 67 | 948 | / |
| Mwinge | 67 | 555 | / |
| Muenji | 67 | 412 | / |
| Mwinji | 67 | 233 | / |
| Mwensa | 67 | 201 | / |
| Muingi | 67 | 167 | / |
| Muenzi | 67 | 84 | / |
| Mwemsi | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mbensi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbenci | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwence | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwemge | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwengi
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