Mwite Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1781:297,42523,042
Uganda1181:330,84122,179
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Kenya691:669,27429,584
Zambia481:330,20717,862
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mwite (108) may also be a first name.

Mwite Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwite is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwite? popularity and diffusion

Mwite is the 569,728th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 13,154,415 people. The surname Mwite occurs predominantly 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 numerous forename on earth, held by 108 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 297,425. In Tanzania Mwite is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 48 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 47 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it 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 devotion of those bearing the Mwite surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaite9113/
Mwhite918/
Mwitea915/
Mwitte914/
Mwitei912/
Mwoite911/
Mwitie911/
Mwiter911/
Mwit89410/
Mwita80128,223/
Mwiti8032,866/
Mbite801,604/
Mwete80820/
Mwate80347/
Muite80132/
Mwity8010/
Mwitt801/
Mvite801/
Mwith801/
Mbithe7319,377/
Mweete732,589/
Mwaita732,586/
Mwitha731,485/
Mwithi731,371/
Mwathe731,254/
Muiter7377/
Mwatee7372/
Mbeite7327/
Muiste7323/
Mwitta7322/
Muiteh7321/
Mbiteh7320/
Mwetie7311/
Mwetea7310/
Muithe739/
Mwoita738/
Mwette736/
Mwetei735/
M'Wete734/
Mbaite733/
Mwoiti733/
Mweita732/
Mbitte732/
Mboite731/
Mbihte731/
Mwitii731/
Mbuite731/
Mwitih731/
Mwitaa731/
Mwitio731/
Mmwiti731/
Mwaiti731/
M'Bite731/
Mwitis731/
Mwuita731/
Mwuiti731/
Muitee731/
Muitte730/
Muit672,085/
Mwithui67233/
Mouhite67170/
Mwajita67144/
Mbit6748/
Mbiyete6736/
Mwayita6731/
Mwayiti6729/
Mbujite6710/
Muhithe6710/
Mbeyite679/
Mweyita672/
Mwjt672/
Mwed672/
Mbayite672/
Mwaithi672/
Mvit672/
Mwaitha671/
M'Beite671/
Mbiyate671/
Mbowete671/
Mboyite671/
Mbeitte671/
Mwitaya671/
Mboithe671/
Mwoyiti671/
Mwaiita671/
Muister670/
Mvittie670/

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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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