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

The last name Mwathe is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwathe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 302,643rd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,811,440 people. The surname Mwathe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwathe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 663,277th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 188 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,246 people, or 1 in 37,063. In Kenya it is most common in: Kitui County, where 47 percent live, Meru County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Mwathe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwathe 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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