Mwakoto Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwakoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwakoto Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Mwakoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwakoto is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakoto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakoto live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mwakoto is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Mwakoto is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 82 percent live, Kilifi County, where 9 percent live and Kwale County, where 9 percent live. Outside of Kenya Mwakoto exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbakoto86249/
Mwakuto86150/
Mwakota8610/
Mwakutoa801/
Mbakotto801/
Mbakoutou751/
Muokoto7185/
Mbakota7127/
Mwaketa7111/
Mwakata7110/
Mweketo712/
Mwakuta711/
Mwakutaa671/
Muakata5748/
Mbokato572/
Muakuta572/
Mveketo571/
Mbocoto571/
Mbakuta571/
Mvekheto533/
Mbhokotha501/
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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 Mwakoto
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