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
Mwengi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwengi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwengi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwengi occurs most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwengi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 264,367th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,920,693 people. The surname Mwengi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwengi live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwengi is also the 345,345th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 587 people.
Mwengi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,279 people, or 1 in 36,106. In Kenya Mwengi is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 56 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found and Machakos County, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Mwengi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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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