Mwito Surname
Approximately 869 people bear this surname
Mwito Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 298 | 1:154,966 | 12,283 |
| Tanzania | 289 | 1:183,189 | 15,886 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| Zambia | 13 | 1:1,219,225 | 30,856 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Mwito (134) may also be a first name.
Mwito Demographics
Mwito Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwito Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwito Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwito occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwito click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwito? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 403,615th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,386,129 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwito live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 800,975th most widespread first name globally It is held by 134 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 154,966. In Kenya it is most common in: Meru County, where 97 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and Malawi, where 15 percent reside.
Mwito Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwito surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaito | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mwitho | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mweito | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwitoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwita | 80 | 128,223 | / |
| Mbito | 80 | 1,135 | / |
| Mweto | 80 | 130 | / |
| Muito | 80 | 120 | / |
| Mvito | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaita | 73 | 2,586 | / |
| Mwitha | 73 | 1,485 | / |
| Mwitah | 73 | 57 | / |
| Muitho | 73 | 36 | / |
| Mbaito | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mwitta | 73 | 22 | / |
| Mbuito | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbitto | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mwoita | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mbeito | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweita | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbitoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwitas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwuita | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbitho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboito | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muitoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbitoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwitaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwittah | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mwetoha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwaitha | 67 | 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 Mwito
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