Mwite Surname
Approximately 554 people bear this surname
Mwite Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 178 | 1:297,425 | 23,042 |
| Uganda | 118 | 1:330,841 | 22,179 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| Zambia | 48 | 1:330,207 | 17,862 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwite (108) may also be a first name.
Mwite Demographics
Mwite Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwite Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwite Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwite occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwite? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 569,728th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,154,415 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwite live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 108 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 297,425. In Tanzania Mwite is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 48 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 47 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.
Mwite Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaite | 91 | 13 | / |
| Mwhite | 91 | 8 | / |
| Mwitea | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mwitte | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwitei | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwoite | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwitie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwiter | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwit | 89 | 410 | / |
| Mwita | 80 | 128,223 | / |
| Mwiti | 80 | 32,866 | / |
| Mbite | 80 | 1,604 | / |
| Mwete | 80 | 820 | / |
| Mwate | 80 | 347 | / |
| Muite | 80 | 132 | / |
| Mwity | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mwitt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mvite | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwith | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbithe | 73 | 19,377 | / |
| Mweete | 73 | 2,589 | / |
| Mwaita | 73 | 2,586 | / |
| Mwitha | 73 | 1,485 | / |
| Mwithi | 73 | 1,371 | / |
| Mwathe | 73 | 1,254 | / |
| Muiter | 73 | 77 | / |
| Mwatee | 73 | 72 | / |
| Mbeite | 73 | 27 | / |
| Muiste | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mwitta | 73 | 22 | / |
| Muiteh | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbiteh | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mwetie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mwetea | 73 | 10 | / |
| Muithe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mwoita | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mwette | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwetei | 73 | 5 | / |
| M'Wete | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbaite | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwoiti | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mweita | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbitte | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mboite | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbihte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwitii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuite | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwitih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwitaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwitio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwiti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiti | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Bite | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwitis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwuita | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwuiti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muitee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muitte | 73 | 0 | / |
| Muit | 67 | 2,085 | / |
| Mwithui | 67 | 233 | / |
| Mouhite | 67 | 170 | / |
| Mwajita | 67 | 144 | / |
| Mbit | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mbiyete | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mwayita | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mwayiti | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mbujite | 67 | 10 | / |
| Muhithe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbeyite | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mweyita | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwjt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbayite | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwaithi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwaitha | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Beite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbiyate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbowete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboyite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeitte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwitaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboithe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoyiti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muister | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mvittie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mwite
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