Mwangi is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mwangi
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Mwangi

How popular is Mwangi?

Mwangi is common in Kenya.

Mwangi is ranked 791 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mwangis grew by 226.5107 per cent to 1675 since 2000 and ranked 16968 after elevating 23235 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 94.63 88.3
White 2.81 2.14
Others 1.49 8.38
Hispanic or Latino 0.9 0.97
Mwangi is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Kenya which signifies that it is originated from Kenya. Around 664040 people have been found who wears Mwangi as their family name. Mwangi is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
932 Bermuda9
20,790 Nigeria6
46,707 New Zealand5
720,003 Russia4
381,097 Ukraine4
3,818 Zambia3
3,008 Ethiopia3
479 Burundi3
15,749 Finland3
4,138 Bahrain3
12,172 Ghana2
4,104 South Korea2
427 Somalia2
6,103 Cyprus2
1,500,361 India2
139,444 Brazil2
5,916 Mozambique1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
30,360 Thailand1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
24,460 Armenia1
28,746 Algeria1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
37,493 Austria1
34,581 Chile1
7,198 Maldives1
13,606 Senegal1
29,774 Venezuela1
880 Djibouti1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
6,688 Malawi1
12,745 Luxembourg1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
16,283 Lithuania1
17,768 Pakistan1
66,560 Philippines1
4,942 Libya1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
29,046 Japan1
2,078 Lesotho1
6,212 Jamaica1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
36,678 Singapore1
31,207 Ireland1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
40,340 Malaysia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,662 Belgium30
32,811 Sweden29
29,040 Denmark15
2,892 China15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,607 Greece98
24,811 Australia97
104,308 France86
6,532 Scotland79
35,569 Netherlands62
Countries with hundreds of Mwangi:
1,110 United Arab Emirates956
13,156 Germany773
947 Botswana376
1,623 Norway374
9,426 Saudi Arabia346
17,922 Poland334
1,342 Kuwait279
1,091 Qatar224
44,259 Italy179
2,148 Namibia163
231 Iceland155
27,448 Canada124
9,988 Switzerland117
Countries with thousands of Mwangi:
789 Uganda8,028
717 Sudan6,186
969 Afghanistan3,164
622 Rwanda2,736
2,101 Tanzania2,554
16,651 United States1,987
6,137 South Africa1,059
6,750 England1,032
Countries with hundred thousands of Mwangi:
1 Kenya632,298
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Mwangi Namesakes

  • Barnabas Muturi Mwangi, Politician
  • Boniface Mwangi, Photojournalist
  • Ceasar Thiari Mwangi, Kabando wa Kabando's brother
  • Crispin E. Mwangi, Author
  • Franky Mwangi, Actor
  • Hellen Njeri Mwangi, Boniface Mwangi's wife
  • Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, Kenyan Politician
  • Meja Mwangi, Novelist
  • Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, Kenyan Politician
  • Meja Mwangi, Novelist

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