Mwimani Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwimani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwimani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya871:530,80326,276
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwimani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwimani is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwimani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Mwimani is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwimani are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 530,803. In Kenya Mwimani is most common in: Kakamega County, where 99 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Mwimani Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwimanyi931/
Mwimana86200/
Mwimane8627/
Muimani8623/
Mwemani861/
Muimanyi8034/
Mbimanyi803/
Muhimanyi75207/
Mweemeani751/
Muimane7141/
Muimana717/
Mbemani712/
Mbimane711/
Mveimane672/
Muimouni671/
Mviemana671/
Muhaimana638/
Mbaimouni632/
Muhimaana631/
Muhaimaana593/
Mouhaimane591/
Mbemane572/
Mbemoni571/
Mouhaimouni566/
Mbemouni531/

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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 Mwimani
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