Mwenje Surname
Approximately 3,955 people bear this surname
Mwenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,617 | 1:17,646 | 2,104 |
| Zimbabwe | 858 | 1:17,993 | 2,658 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Zambia | 90 | 1:176,110 | 12,058 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mwenje (622) may also be a first name.
Mwenje Demographics
Mwenje Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwenje is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwenje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 116,547th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,842,616 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwenje are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 334,261st most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 622 people.
Mwenje is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 2,617 people, or 1 in 17,646. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 35 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 11 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Kenya Mwenje is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and Malawi, where 8 percent reside.
Mwenje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwenje surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Mwenje last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.
Mwenje earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.6% less than the national average, earning $35,125 USD per year.
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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 Mwenje
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