Mwatemo Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwatemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwatemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3391:136,22411,142

Mwatemo (186) may also be a first name.

Mwatemo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwatemo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwatemo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 820,032nd most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwatemo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 667,122nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 186 people.

The surname Mwatemo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 136,224. In Kenya Mwatemo is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 76 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 21 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 3 percent reside.

Mwatemo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (71%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwathemo9370/
Mbatemo8634/
Mbatemou801/
Mwatima7150/
Mwatama7142/
Mbatimo711/
Mbatema711/
Mwathama671/
Mwahutama631/
Muatamma5317/
M'Botema531/
Muhatimah504/

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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 Mwatemo
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