Muatia Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muatia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muatia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muatia (9) may also be a first name.

Muatia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muatia is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muatia? popularity and diffusion

Muatia is the 7,593,402nd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muatia live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 9 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Muatia is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 80 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside. Other than Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muattia92106/
Muadtia924/
Muatiat921/
Muhatiah861/
Muataiya861/
Mbatia835,481/
Mwatia83176/
Mwatija77374/
Mbatiah7711/
Mbaitia7710/
Mbathia775/
Mwathia771/
Muathya771/
Muhatya771/
Muhatio771/
Mbhatia771/
Mwatiha771/
M'Vattia711/
Muotio67116/
Mwatya6750/
Muhotijah6740/
Mbotia6711/
Mwatio671/
Mwotia671/
Mbatio671/
Mwatyei629/
Muatyot624/
Mboutio623/
Mbathio623/
Mveutio621/
Mbaitya621/
Mboitia621/
Mbatyaa621/
Mweithia571/
Mbatyaha571/
Mbatyo5025/
Muotyo505/
Mwotio501/
Mbotio501/

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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 Muatia
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