Mwathwa Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwathwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwathwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1881:245,63816,864
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwathwa Demographics

Mwathwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 7 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwathwa Last Name Facts

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

Mwathwa occurs most in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwathwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwathwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,235,409th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwathwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 245,638. In Kenya Mwathwa is most frequent in: Meru County, where 100 percent are found.

Mwathwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwathwa last name is primarily Christian (100%) 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
Mwatwa923/
Mwautwa86109/
Mwaitwa8633/
Mwaetwa861/
Mwatwaya8010/
Mwetwa77840/
Mwatua77524/
Mwatwe7726/
Mweetwa7118,213/
Mbothwa717/
Mwadwaa712/
Mwettwa711/
Muathua711/
Mwuitwa711/
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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 Mwathwa
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