Mwati Surname

174,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1951:38,6444,115
DR Congo8211:89,98710,233
Tanzania1571:337,20825,147
Zambia971:163,40111,461
Uganda941:415,31125,587
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
France191:3,495,933219,029
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mwati (357) may also be a first name.

Mwati Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwati is found most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwati? popularity and diffusion

It is the 174,865th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,972,082 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwati live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 461,021st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 357 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,195 people, or 1 in 38,644. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 28 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Muranga County, where 12 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Mwati Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwati last name is chiefly Christian (96%) in Kenya.

Mwati earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning R 283,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwathi917,955/
Mwatii9110/
Mwaati916/
Mwatti911/
Mwatit911/
Mwatio911/
Mwatie911/
Mwaiti911/
Mwaithi832/
Mmwathi831/
Mwahati831/
Mwathai831/
Mwata801,757/
Muati80500/
Mwate80347/
Mwoti8018/
Mvati8015/
Mwaty802/
Mwatha733,909/
Mwaita732,586/
Muhati732,455/
Mwathe731,254/
Mbathi73860/
Muatti73277/
Mwatee7372/
Mwotei7363/
Mbatti7358/
Mwaata7353/
Mwauta7341/
Muasti7333/
Muatip7314/
Mwatoa7313/
Mwaite7313/
Mbatai7312/
Muatai7312/
Mbauti7310/
Mbaiti739/
Mbatui739/
Muathi739/
Mwatta734/
Mwoiti733/
Mbatih732/
Mmbati732/
Mwouti731/
Muatiy731/
Mua'ti731/
Mwhata731/
Mwataa731/
Mvatie731/
Muajti731/
Mwaste731/
Mwatty731/
Mbaïti731/
Muadtip6767/
M'Batti678/
Mbhatyi675/
Mbahati675/
Mouhati675/
Muathai674/
Mbaitai672/
Muatije672/
Mwaitha671/
Muhatio671/
M'Beati671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mwati
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis