Mutwiri Surname

18,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mutwiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutwiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya29,4561:1,568251
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mutwiri (7,258) may also be a first name.

Mutwiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mutwiri has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutwiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,686th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 247,069 people. The last name Mutwiri occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutwiri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 75,789th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 7,258 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 29,456 people, or 1 in 1,568. In Kenya Mutwiri is most numerous in: Meru County, where 69 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 13 percent reside and Embu County, where 6 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Mutwiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mutwiri surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mutwiri earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.29% less than the national average, earning $8,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutwairi931/
Mutuiri86779/
Mutwira86390/
Mutweri869/
Mutwire861/
Mutwaire806/
Mutwaira801/
Mutwere7115/
Mutueri714/
Motweri711/
Mutuire711/
Mutuhire671/
Mutuhaire633/
Mutuera574/
Mituiry571/
Mutuhere532/
Moudwere531/

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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 Mutwiri
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