Mutwiwa Surname

208,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mutwiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutwiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9711:23,4302,661
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mutwiwa (478) may also be a first name.

Mutwiwa Last Name Facts

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

Mutwiwa occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutwiwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 208,668th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,676,865 people. Mutwiwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutwiwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mutwiwa is also the 389,041st most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 478 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,971 people, or 1 in 23,430. In Kenya Mutwiwa is primarily concentrated in: Makueni County, where 50 percent are found, Machakos County, where 26 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mutwiwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutw'iwa93119/
Mutwiw'a932/
Mutwiva8619/
Muthwiva8034/
Mituiwa716/
Muduiwa712/
Mutuiva711/
Mutuibai671/
Muthuiva671/
Muthuhewa634/
Muttuisva631/
Mutueva5765/
Mutwebe574/
Mudwuva571/
Muytueva5333/

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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 Mutwiwa
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