Mwicigi Surname

395,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwicigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwicigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8771:52,6575,295
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwicigi (64) may also be a first name.

Mwicigi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwicigi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwicigi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwicigi is the 395,186th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,160,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwicigi are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwicigi is also the 1,223,525th most widely held first name globally, borne by 64 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 877 people, or 1 in 52,657. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 48 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 15 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Mwicigi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwichigi93429/
Muicigi863/
Mwichegi801/
Mwishingi752/
Mwisige713/
Mwizizi711/
Mwaisiga6739/
Mwisigye6711/
Mwaisige671/
Mweisiga671/
Mweisige671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwicigi
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