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 in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamati? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,073,555th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 common given name internationally, held by 103 people.

The last name Mwamati is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 210,867. In Kenya Mwamati is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 49 percent reside, Makueni County, where 27 percent reside and Machakos County, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Mwamati Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name 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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