Mwiti Surname

16,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwiti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwiti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya32,5301:1,420229
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England91:6,190,895170,599
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Mwiti (9,000) may also be a first name.

Mwiti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwiti occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwiti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,893rd most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 221,735 people. The last name Mwiti occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwiti reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwiti is also the 65,692nd most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 9,000 people.

The last name Mwiti is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 32,530 people, or 1 in 1,420. In Kenya Mwiti is most common in: Meru County, where 71 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 13 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Mwiti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwiti last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mwiti last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Mwiti earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwithi911,371/
Mwoiti913/
Mwitei912/
Mwuiti911/
Mwaiti911/
Mmwiti911/
Mwitii911/
Mwitih911/
Mwitie911/
Mwitio911/
Mwitis911/
Mwithui83233/
Mwaithi832/
Mwita80128,223/
Mbiti8014,686/
Mwite80554/
Mweti80440/
Mviti80169/
Muiti8063/
Mwity8010/
Mwuti804/
Mbithi7329,382/
Mwaita732,586/
Mwitha731,485/
Muithi731,086/
Mbuiti731,075/
Mbitti73185/
Mvithi7363/
Mwitta7322/
M'Weti7321/
Mwaite7313/
Mwetie7311/
Mmweti739/
Mbaiti739/
Mwhite738/
Mwoita738/
Mwitea735/
Mwitte734/
Mvitti734/
Mweita732/
Muitai732/
Mbitih732/
Mwetio732/
Mwuita731/
Muitii731/
M'Wuti731/
Mbeiti731/
Mwitaa731/
Mveiti731/
Mvuiti731/
Mwiter731/
Mwoite731/
Mbitui731/
M'Mweti674/
Mbaitai672/
Muithui672/
Mwitaya671/
M'Bitti671/
Muithih671/
Mwaitha671/
Mbithih671/
Mvittie670/

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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
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  • 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 Mwiti
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