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
The last name Mwithu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwithu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwithu is the 2,506,728th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Mwithu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwithu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwithu is also the 1,083,225th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 79 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 796,205. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Kenya Mwithu occurs 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