Muhatia Surname

208,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muhatia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhatia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9851:23,2642,641
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muhatia (171) may also be a first name.

Muhatia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muhatia is most common in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhatia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 208,031st most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,663,925 people. The surname Muhatia occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhatia are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Muhatia is also the 698,971st most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 171 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,985 people, or 1 in 23,264. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 52 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 15 percent reside. Other than Kenya Muhatia occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Muhatia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Muhatia surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhatiah931/
Mahatia8689/
Muatiah8626/
Muhatya861/
Muhatio861/
Mahaitia804/
Muhatcha802/
Muhotijah7540/
Mauhatchi751/
Mohaoatia751/
Muhashi71221/
Muhaish71207/
Muhasha71201/
Mahutia713/
Mouotia712/
Mahotia711/
Mohutia711/
Mehotia711/
Mahatchi67491/
Mahatcha6717/
Muhawish678/
Mahaisha677/
Mehatcha673/
Muhashyi672/
Muhaashi671/
Mouhaish671/
Mujeatea671/
Mouotio571/
Mouothea531/

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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 Muhatia
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