Mwathe Surname

302,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwathe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwathe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2461:37,0633,967
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwathe (188) may also be a first name.

Mwathe Last Name Facts

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

Mwathe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwathe? popularity and diffusion

Mwathe is the 302,643rd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,811,440 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwathe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwathe is also the 663,277th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 188 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,246 people, or 1 in 37,063. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 47 percent live, Meru County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Mwathe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwate91347/
Mwath917/
Mwathi837,955/
Mwatha833,909/
Muathe831,216/
Mbathe83435/
Mwatee8372/
Mwaite8313/
Mwatie831/
Mwaste831/
Mwat80120/
Muather772/
Mwaithi772/
Mbhathe772/
Mwaheed772/
Mmwathi771/
Mwothea771/
Mwaitha771/
Mwathai771/
Mwati732,452/
Mwata731,757/
Mbate731,162/
Mwete73820/
Mwite73554/
Muate73105/
Mvate7351/
Muath7320/
Mhwat734/
Mwaty732/
Mwahd732/
Mwadh731/
Mwatz731/
Mwote731/
Mwaut731/
Mwiyathi71206/
Muadthep712/
Muadther711/
Mwijathi711/
Mweete672,589/
Mwaita672,586/
Muatha671,276/
Mbathi67860/
Mbothe67118/
Mbateh6797/
Mwethi6779/
Mwotei6763/
Mwaata6753/
Mwauta6741/
Mwahad6727/
Mbatea6722/
Mwatoa6713/
Mwetie6711/
Mwatii6710/
Muathi679/
Mwhite678/
Mbaate677/
Mwette676/
Mwaati676/
Mwetei675/
Mbathy675/
Mmbate674/
Mwatta674/
M'Wete674/
Mwitte674/
Mbaite673/
M'Bate673/
Mbathj673/
Mbaith673/
Muethe672/
Muaath672/
Mbahth672/
Mwitei672/
Mbaath672/
Mbatih672/
Mwatti671/
Mwatty671/
Mwatit671/
Mwatio671/
Mvatie671/
Mwoite671/
Mwaiti671/
Mwhata671/
Mmbath671/
Mwotey671/
Mbeate671/
Mwotte671/
Mwataa671/
Mvatha671/
Mvethe671/
Mwahdh671/
Mvatey671/
Muothe671/
Muateh671/
Muates671/
Mwheat670/

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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 Mwathe
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