Mwatunje Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwatunje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwatunje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1831:252,34917,139

Mwatunje (82) may also be a first name.

Mwatunje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwatunje occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwatunje? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,257,535th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwatunje live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 82 people.

The last name Mwatunje is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 252,349. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 96 percent reside, Kwale County, where 2 percent reside and Embu County, where 1 percent reside.

Mwatunje Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mwatunje surname is principally Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwatunji889/
Mwaitaune828/
Mwatuni8042/
Mwatuna801/
Mwatunza75253/
Mwatauna756/
Mwatonye751/
Mwaitauni718/
Muotune6732/
Mbatuni671/
Mwatonza631/
Muhatona501/

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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 Mwatunje
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