Mwithu Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Mwithu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 58 | 1:796,205 | 31,724 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Mwithu (79) may also be a first name.
Mwithu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwithu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwithu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwithu? popularity and diffusion
Mwithu is the 2,506,728th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwithu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwithu is also the 1,083,225th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 79 people.
The last name Mwithu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 796,205. In Kenya Mwithu is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Kenya Mwithu is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwithui | 92 | 233 | / |
| Mwitu | 91 | 586 | / |
| Mwethu | 83 | 35 | / |
| Mbithu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Muithu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Muithui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muhithu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbitheu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbitu | 73 | 1,015 | / |
| Mwetu | 73 | 789 | / |
| Mvitu | 73 | 747 | / |
| Muitu | 73 | 311 | / |
| Mbuitu | 67 | 76 | / |
| Mbethu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Muethu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mbiteu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbittu | 67 | 3 | / |
| M'Vitu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbitui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhethu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mvutu | 55 | 1,481 | / |
| Muetu | 55 | 1,245 | / |
| Mbetu | 55 | 1,068 | / |
| Mvetu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mbeteu | 50 | 30 | / |
| Mbetou | 50 | 11 | / |
| Mbehtu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mvetou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbuytu | 50 | 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 Mwithu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis