Mwethia Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwethia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwethia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya271:1,710,36735,924
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwethia Demographics

Mwethia Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwethia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwethia is most common in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwethia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Mwethia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwethia live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mwethia is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,710,367. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Muranga County, where 33 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 33 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent are found.

Mwethia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwethia surname is principally Christian (100%) 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
Mweithia931/
Mwetia921/
Mwethya86790/
Mwithia86221/
Mwathia861/
Mwetiha861/
Mweteoha801/
Mwatia77176/
Mwitia7761/
Muetia7736/
Mwetea7710/
Mwetio772/
Mwotia771/
Mwatija71374/
Mwithya718/
Muithia712/
Mweteho712/
Mwatiha711/
Muhethio671/
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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 Mwethia
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