Mwamati Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwamati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwamati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2191:210,86715,070
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Mwamati (103) may also be a first name.

Mwamati Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwamati occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamati? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwamati is the 1,073,555th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamati live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 103 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 210,867. In Kenya Mwamati is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 49 percent are found, Makueni County, where 27 percent are found and Machakos County, where 21 percent are found. Not including Kenya Mwamati exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Mwamati Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwamauta801/
Muhamaiti753/
Mwamote716/
Mwamota715/
Mouhammati711/
Muhamate671/
Mvamathe671/
Mouhamate6313/
Mwomaitha634/
Muhamataj631/
Mbamote573/
Mbomoti571/
Muhammadtaj561/
Muhammadtoha531/

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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 Mwamati
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