Mwithi Surname
Approximately 1,371 people bear this surname
Mwithi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,365 | 1:33,831 | 3,675 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
Mwithi (446) may also be a first name.
Mwithi Demographics
Mwithi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwithi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwithi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwithi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwithi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwithi is the 281,430th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,315,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwithi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 405,761st most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 446 people.
Mwithi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,365 people, or 1 in 33,831. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 29 percent reside, Machakos County, where 16 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Mwithi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwithi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwithui | 92 | 233 | / |
| Mwaithi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mwiti | 91 | 32,866 | / |
| Mbithi | 83 | 29,382 | / |
| Mwitha | 83 | 1,485 | / |
| Muithi | 83 | 1,086 | / |
| Mwethi | 83 | 79 | / |
| Mvithi | 83 | 63 | / |
| Mwoiti | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mwitei | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwitih | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwitie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwitii | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwitio | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mmwiti | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiti | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwitis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwuiti | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muithui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwaitha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbithih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muithih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwita | 73 | 128,223 | / |
| Mbiti | 73 | 14,686 | / |
| Mwite | 73 | 554 | / |
| Mviti | 73 | 169 | / |
| Muiti | 73 | 63 | / |
| Mwity | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mbithe | 67 | 19,377 | / |
| Mwaita | 67 | 2,586 | / |
| Mbuiti | 67 | 1,075 | / |
| Mbitti | 67 | 185 | / |
| Mbethi | 67 | 132 | / |
| Mwetha | 67 | 59 | / |
| Mwitta | 67 | 22 | / |
| Muiteh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mbiteh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mbithy | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mwaite | 67 | 13 | / |
| Muitha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Muithe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbaiti | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwoita | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mwhite | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mwitea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwitte | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mvitti | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbitih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweita | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muitai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwuita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeiti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwitaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muethi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mveiti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvuiti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwiter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbitui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muitii | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwithi
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