Mwithya Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwithya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwithya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256

Mwithya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwithya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwithya.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwithya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwithya is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwithya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 50 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 13 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 13 percent are found.

Mwithya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mwithya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwitya924/
Muithya863,146/
Mwethya86790/
Mwithia86221/
Mweithia801/
Mwitia7761/
Mbitya774/
Mwethia7127/
Muityha715/
Muithia712/
Mwetiha711/
Muhitya711/
Mbaitya711/
Mwhitehead711/
Mweteoha671/
Muittaiya631/
Mbitia6256/
Mvityo6243/
Mwetea6210/
Mbetya625/
Muitia622/
Muityo621/
Mwitio621/
Mbitja621/
Muitja621/
Mwetia621/
Mbaitia5710/
Mweteho572/
Mboitia571/
Mbaaityo531/
Mbaitheo531/

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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 Mwithya
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