Mwigai Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Mwigai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 169 | 1:273,254 | 18,015 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwigai (11) may also be a first name.
Mwigai Demographics
Mwigai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwigai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwigai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwigai is most common in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwigai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwigai is the 1,321,499th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwigai live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name on earth, held by 11 people.
Mwigai is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 273,254. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 48 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 29 percent live and Meru County, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Mwigai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwigai surname is chiefly Christian (90%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwiga | 91 | 3,157 | / |
| Mwigi | 91 | 150 | / |
| Mwuingai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muigai | 83 | 20,639 | / |
| Mwigah | 83 | 53 | / |
| Mwigha | 83 | 29 | / |
| Mwaiga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwaigi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwuiga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwegai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweiga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwigahe | 77 | 114 | / |
| Mwigaya | 77 | 63 | / |
| Mwigoha | 77 | 15 | / |
| Muigais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muiga | 73 | 2,464 | / |
| Mwega | 73 | 1,008 | / |
| Mbigi | 73 | 1,008 | / |
| Mbiga | 73 | 197 | / |
| Muigi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mviga | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwuga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwige | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muigei | 67 | 610 | / |
| Mbigha | 67 | 247 | / |
| Mvingi | 67 | 168 | / |
| Mvinga | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mbaiga | 67 | 21 | / |
| Muigah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwigoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mboiga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwuega | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbigga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwegha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbeiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbikga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbigie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muigha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mveiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwigee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwugah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwegoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwegga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbighi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwegah | 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 Mwigai
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