Mwito Surname

403,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwito Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2981:154,96612,283
Tanzania2891:183,18915,886
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Mwito (134) may also be a first name.

Mwito Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwito is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwito? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 403,615th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,386,129 people. The last name Mwito occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwito live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwito is also the 800,975th most widely held forename globally It is held by 134 people.

The last name Mwito is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 154,966. In Kenya Mwito is most frequent in: Meru County, where 97 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Malawi, where 15 percent are found.

Mwito Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwito surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaito915/
Mwitho913/
Mweito911/
Mwitoh911/
Mwita80128,223/
Mbito801,135/
Mweto80130/
Muito80120/
Mvito801/
Mwaita732,586/
Mwitha731,485/
Mwitah7357/
Muitho7336/
Mbaito7331/
Mwitta7322/
Mbuito7311/
Mbitto738/
Mwoita738/
Mbeito732/
Mweita732/
Mbitoh731/
Mwitas731/
Mwuita731/
Mbitho731/
Mboito731/
Muitoh731/
Mbitoy731/
Mwitaa731/
Mwittah6726/
Mwetoha675/
Mwaitha671/

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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 Mwito
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