Mwathi Surname

63,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwathi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwathi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7,8751:5,864807
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England181:3,095,448105,421
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Mwathi (2,323) may also be a first name.

Mwathi Last Name Facts

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

Mwathi is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwathi? popularity and diffusion

Mwathi is the 63,020th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 916,096 people. The surname Mwathi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwathi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 154,393rd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 2,323 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 7,875 people, or 1 in 5,864. In Kenya Mwathi is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 14 percent live, Kiambu County, where 13 percent live and Nairobi County, where 12 percent live. Other than Kenya Mwathi exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mwathi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Kenya.

The amount Mwathi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.11% less than the national average, earning R 25,872 per year and in United States they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning $45,261 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaithi922/
Mmwathi921/
Mwathai921/
Mwati912,452/
Mwatha833,909/
Mwathe831,254/
Mbathi83860/
Mwethi8379/
Mwatii8310/
Muathi839/
Mwaati836/
Mwatio831/
Mwatie831/
Mwaiti831/
Mwatti831/
Mwatit831/
Muathai774/
Mwaitha771/
Mwahati771/
Mwata731,757/
Muati73500/
Mwate73347/
Mwoti7318/
Mvati7315/
Mwaty732/
Muatthip7180/
Muadthip7118/
Muaythai711/
Mwaita672,586/
Muhati672,455/
Muatha671,276/
Muathe671,216/
Mbathe67435/
Muatti67277/
Mbateh6797/
Mwatee6772/
Mwotei6763/
Mbatti6758/
Mwaata6753/
Mwauta6741/
Muasti6733/
M'Weti6721/
Muatip6714/
Mwaite6713/
Mwatoa6713/
Mbatai6712/
Muatai6712/
Mwetie6711/
Mbauti6710/
Mbaiti679/
Mbatui679/
Mmweti679/
Mwetei675/
Mbathy675/
Mwatta674/
Mbathj673/
Mwoiti673/
Mbatih672/
Mbothi672/
Mmbati672/
Muateh671/
Mua'ti671/
Mwhata671/
Muatiy671/
Mwataa671/
Muethi671/
Mvatie671/
Mwaste671/
Mwatty671/
Mwouti671/
Muajti671/
Mbaïti671/
Mvatha671/
Mwuiti671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwathi
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