Mwitari Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwitari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwitari Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3241:142,53111,485
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwitari Demographics

Mwitari Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwitari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwitari has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwitari? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 841,044th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. Mwitari occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwitari are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 142,531. In Kenya Mwitari is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 67 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 31 percent are found and Embu County, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mwitari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwitari 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
Mwittari931/
M'Mwitari881/
Mwitharie881/
Mwitara8675/
Mwitare868/
Mbitari861/
Muittari80140/
Mwithara804/
Mweteri711,239/
Mwitore715/
Mwitere712/
Mwetare711/
Muitheri676/
Mweterri671/
Muitharj671/
Muithere535/
Muheteri531/
Mbiteire531/
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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 Mwitari
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