Mwatunza Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwatunza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwatunza Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2531:182,52913,729

Mwatunza (11) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwatunza Demographics

Mwatunza Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 7 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwatunza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwatunza is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwatunza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,006,539th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwatunza live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwatunza is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 182,529. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 93 percent live, Kilifi County, where 4 percent live and Mombasa County, where 4 percent live.

Mwatunza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (86%) 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
Mwatenza8855/
Matunzwa8841/
Mwatonza881/
Mwatwinza82173/
Matunziwa821/
Mwatunje75183/
Mutunzwa7514/
Mwatunji759/
Madunzwa752/
Mbatunsa751/
Matwinza751/
Matiwanza7118/
Matenzawa7110/
Mwiteneza717/
Mwautenzi714/
Mdwanyaza711/
Mtwanzi67173/
Mutawanuza671/
Mudyawanza671/
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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 Mwatunza
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