Mwimi Surname
Approximately 584 people bear this surname
Mwimi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 499 | 1:106,095 | 10,310 |
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwimi Demographics
Mwimi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwimi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwimi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwimi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwimi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwimi is the 547,713th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. Mwimi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwimi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwimi is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 499 people, or 1 in 106,095. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 98 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Mwimi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwimi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwimyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwimui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwima | 80 | 12,330 | / |
| Muimi | 80 | 7,555 | / |
| Mbimi | 80 | 2,863 | / |
| Mwemi | 80 | 401 | / |
| Mwime | 80 | 118 | / |
| Mvimi | 80 | 51 | / |
| Mwimy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muimui | 73 | 1,152 | / |
| Mbaimi | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mwaima | 73 | 30 | / |
| Mweemi | 73 | 25 | / |
| M'Bimi | 73 | 22 | / |
| Mbuimi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbimai | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Wemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwimma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwimha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboimi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muimei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muhimmi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwaimet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaimai | 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 Mwimi
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