Mwi Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Mwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 111 | 1:416,035 | 22,860 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Mwi (58) may also be a first name.
Mwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwi? popularity and diffusion
Mwi is the 1,558,593rd most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Mwi live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mwi is also the 1,295,729th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 58 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 416,035. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Migori County, where 92 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 8 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 10 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwai | 86 | 26,902 | / |
| Mwei | 86 | 1,779 | / |
| Mwip | 86 | 34 | / |
| Mwoi | 86 | 14 | / |
| Mwii | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwie | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mhwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hmwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwgi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwije | 75 | 822 | / |
| Hmwei | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mwwai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mweis | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwiss | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwitt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwihe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwith | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaih | 75 | 1 | / |
| M'Wai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mui | 67 | 19,409 | / |
| Mbi | 67 | 9,348 | / |
| Mwa | 67 | 915 | / |
| Mwe | 67 | 530 | / |
| Mvi | 67 | 206 | / |
| Hmwais | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mwj | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mmweih | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwauyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mweije | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweiss | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mwi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis