Mwanyota Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwanyota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwanyota 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
Kenya5121:90,1958,103
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwanyota Demographics

Mwanyota Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwanyota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwanyota occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanyota? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 601,907th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,123,151 people. The last name Mwanyota is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanyota reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwanyota is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 512 people, or 1 in 90,195. In Kenya Mwanyota is primarily concentrated in: Kwale County, where 46 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 37 percent reside and Taita Taveta County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Mwanyota Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwanyota last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

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
Mwanjota8842/
Mwanyuta881/
Mwanioti75200/
Mwanjata754/
Mbanyata753/
Mwanjati63219/
Mwanjute6394/
Muaniata631/
Mbanjata631/
Mbonyothi594/
Mbanjato501/
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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 Mwanyota
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