Mputhia Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mputhia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mputhia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0981:42,0584,395

Mputhia (214) may also be a first name.

Mputhia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mputhia is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mputhia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mputhia is the 335,833rd most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,637,109 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mputhia live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mputhia is also the 617,781st most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 214 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,098 people, or 1 in 42,058. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 63 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 29 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 7 percent are found.

Mputhia Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mputia9234/
Vuthia7717/
Buthia7715/
Buthias7119/
Bouthia712/
Bhuthia711/
Butia671,116/
Vutia6742/
Bouthiah6726/
Bouthias6710/
Bouthiat677/
Bauthias673/
Mphitiha672/

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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 Mputhia
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