Mwatari Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwatari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwatari 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
Kenya1131:408,67222,682
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwatari Demographics

Mwatari Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Mwatari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwatari has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwatari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,637,889th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Mwatari is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwatari are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 408,672. In Kenya Mwatari is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 94 percent reside, Kwale County, where 4 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.

Mwatari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwatari surname is principally Christian (67%) 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
Mwateri864/
Muatari864/
Mwatare861/
Mbatari861/
Mwatara861/
Mvatari861/
Mweteri711,239/
Mwatore71125/
Mwatora7153/
Mbatare714/
Muotari712/
Muatare712/
Mbotari711/
Muatara711/
Mwetare711/
Mwa'tery671/
Mweterri671/
Muhotari671/
Muhatara671/
Mouhoutari591/
Muheteri531/
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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 Mwatari
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