Mwichigi Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwichigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwichigi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4261:108,4049,309
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwichigi (42) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwichigi Demographics

Mwichigi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 10 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwichigi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwichigi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mwichigi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwichigi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 689,921st most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwichigi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 42 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 108,404. In Kenya Mwichigi is most frequent in: Nakuru County, where 40 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 39 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Mwichigi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwichigi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwicigi93893/
Mwichiga881/
Mwichegi881/
Mwishingi822/
Muicigi803/
Mwigigi801/
Mwikizi67267/
Mwikiga67172/
Mwisige673/
Mwikisi671/
Mwizizi671/
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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 Mwichigi
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