Mwithia Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwithia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwithia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2181:211,83415,137
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwithia (11) may also be a first name.

Mwithia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwithia is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mwithia.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwithia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,104,724th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwithia live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwithia is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 211,834. In Kenya Mwithia is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 67 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 28 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Beside Kenya Mwithia is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 0 percent are found and Sudan, where 0 percent are found.

Mwithia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweithia931/
Mwitia9261/
Mwethia8627/
Mwithya868/
Muithia862/
Mbitia7756/
Mwitya774/
Muitia772/
Mwitio771/
Mwetia771/
Muithya713,146/
Mwethya71790/
Mbaitia7110/
Muityha715/
Mwhitehead711/
Mboitia711/
Mwetiha711/
Mweteoha671/
Muittaiya631/
Muetia6236/
Mwetea6210/
Mbitya624/
Mbitja621/
Muitja621/
Mweteho572/
Muhitya571/
Mbaitya571/
Mbaitheo531/
Muhethio531/

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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 Mwithia
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis