Mutwika Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mutwika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutwika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mutwika Last Name Facts

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

Mutwika occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutwika? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mutwika is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mutwika live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mutwika is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Mutwika is mostly concentrated in: Makueni County, where 90 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muutwika9339/
Mutwicka933/
Muthwika931/
Mutwaika931/
Mutwiko8632/
Mutwike8622/
Motwika862/
Mutwiki861/
Mutwicki8077/
Mitwicka801/
Mutuike7136/
Mutweko7114/
Mutuiki711/
Mutweke711/
Motwicki67128/
Mutuhiki671/
Mutweeki671/
Mithuika671/
Miedwiecka591/
Mituica57131/
Motueka5719/
Moduike573/
Modwecka531/

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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 Mutwika
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