Karwitha Surname
Approximately 6,658 people bear this surname
Karwitha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6,655 | 1:6,939 | 921 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Karwitha (1,104) may also be a first name.
Karwitha Demographics
Karwitha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karwitha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karwitha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karwitha occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karwitha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 73,899th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,094,555 people. Karwitha 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. Karwitha is also the 240,121st most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,104 people.
The surname Karwitha is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 6,655 people, or 1 in 6,939. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Meru County, where 84 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 7 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.
Karwitha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karwita | 93 | 880 | / |
| Karuitha | 88 | 60 | / |
| Karuithai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karwiti | 80 | 360 | / |
| Carwita | 80 | 283 | / |
| Karweta | 80 | 246 | / |
| Karwito | 80 | 127 | / |
| Karvita | 80 | 17 | / |
| Karuita | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kharbithai | 78 | 401 | / |
| Karwhite | 75 | 11 | / |
| Karuhita | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kharbita | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kharbihthai | 74 | 24 | / |
| Carwither | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carwiti | 67 | 66 | / |
| Karveta | 67 | 17 | / |
| Karweti | 67 | 16 | / |
| Carwito | 67 | 14 | / |
| Korbita | 67 | 4 | / |
| Korweta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karueta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karvyta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karuiti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karviti | 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 Karwitha
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