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 held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwengi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 264,367th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 4,920,693 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwengi reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwengi is also the 345,345th most common first name throughout the world, held by 587 people.
The surname Mwengi is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,279 people, or 1 in 36,106. In Kenya Mwengi is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 56 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found and Machakos County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Mwengi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwengi surname 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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