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 last name Mwati is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwati? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 174,865th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,972,082 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwati are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwati is also the 461,021st most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 357 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,195 people, or 1 in 38,644. In Kenya Mwati is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 28 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Muranga County, where 12 percent live. Beside Kenya Mwati occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Mwati Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally 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/

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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 Mwati
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