Mwitu Surname
Approximately 586 people bear this surname
Mwitu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 226 | 1:234,255 | 19,221 |
| Kenya | 216 | 1:213,796 | 15,228 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Mwitu (20) may also be a first name.
Mwitu Demographics
Mwitu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwitu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwitu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwitu occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mwitu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwitu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 546,286th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwitu reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwitu is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 20 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 234,255. In Tanzania Mwitu is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 52 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 37 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside.
Mwitu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwitu last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwithu | 91 | 59 | / |
| Mwithui | 83 | 233 | / |
| Mbitu | 80 | 1,015 | / |
| Mwetu | 80 | 789 | / |
| Mvitu | 80 | 747 | / |
| Muitu | 80 | 311 | / |
| Mbuitu | 73 | 76 | / |
| Mwethu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Mbithu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbiteu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Muithu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbittu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbitui | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Vitu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muithui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhithu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbitheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvutu | 60 | 1,481 | / |
| Muetu | 60 | 1,245 | / |
| Mbetu | 60 | 1,068 | / |
| Mvetu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mbethu | 55 | 44 | / |
| Muethu | 55 | 42 | / |
| Mbeteu | 55 | 30 | / |
| Mbetou | 55 | 11 | / |
| Mbehtu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mvetou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mbuytu | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Betou | 50 | 6 | / |
| Muhethu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mvetouh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mouetou | 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 Mwitu
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