Mwethya Surname

434,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwethya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwethya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7901:58,4565,769

Mwethya (183) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwethya Demographics

Mwethya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 53 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwethya Last Name Facts

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

Mwethya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwethya.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwethya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 434,913th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,224,742 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwethya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 673,127th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 183 people.

Mwethya is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 790 people, or 1 in 58,456. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Machakos County, where 49 percent live, Kitui County, where 21 percent live and Makueni County, where 17 percent live.

Mwethya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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
Mwethia8627/
Mwithya868/
Mwetiha861/
Mweteoha801/
Mweithia801/
Mwetea7710/
Mbetya775/
Mwitya774/
Mwetia771/
Muithya713,146/
Mwithia71221/
Mweteho712/
Mwathia711/
Mwatiha711/
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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 Mwethya
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