Mwaturo Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwaturo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaturo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya921:501,95525,569
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwaturo Last Name Facts

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

Mwaturo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mwaturo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaturo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwaturo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 501,955. In Kenya Mwaturo is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 98 percent live, Kakamega County, where 1 percent live and West Pokot County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Mwaturo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaituro936/
Mwatura8615/
Mbaturo862/
Mwatiro861/
Mwaitoro8021/
Mwa'atoro757/
Mwatora7153/
Mwatira7133/
Mwotoro717/
Mbaitourou711/
Mwathira671/
Mbatoura671/
Mwatiera671/
Mwaitira671/
Mbaitoura631/
Muotoro574/
Muhatira531/

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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 Mwaturo
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