Mwiathi Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwiathi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwiathi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3741:123,47610,287

Mwiathi (173) may also be a first name.

Mwiathi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwiathi is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwiathi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwiathi is the 763,307th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwiathi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwiathi is also the 694,534th most numerous first name globally, held by 173 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 123,476. In Kenya Mwiathi is most frequent in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 71 percent are found, Meru County, where 23 percent are found and Embu County, where 2 percent are found.

Mwiathi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwijathi931/
Muiati775/
Mwihata7175/
Mwihoti7114/
Muiahti711/
Mbiatti711/
M'Biatti671/
Mbiate6225/
Mbioti621/
Mbyati621/
Muihata574/
M'Biate571/

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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 Mwiathi
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