Karwitha Surname

73,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karwitha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karwitha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,6551:6,939921
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Karwitha (1,104) may also be a first name.

Karwitha Last Name Facts

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

Karwitha is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Karwitha.

How Common Is The Last Name Karwitha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karwitha is the 73,899th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,094,555 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Karwitha reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 240,121st most widely held first name internationally It is held by 1,104 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 6,655 people, or 1 in 6,939. In Kenya Karwitha is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 84 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 7 percent live and Nairobi County, where 4 percent live. Beside Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Karwitha Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karwita93880/
Karuitha8860/
Karuithai821/
Karwiti80360/
Carwita80283/
Karweta80246/
Karwito80127/
Karvita8017/
Karuita802/
Kharbithai78401/
Karwhite7511/
Karuhita754/
Kharbita754/
Kharbihthai7424/
Carwither711/
Carwiti6766/
Karveta6717/
Karweti6716/
Carwito6714/
Korbita674/
Korweta672/
Karueta671/
Karvyta671/
Karuiti671/
Karviti671/

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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 Karwitha
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