Mwiyathi Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwiyathi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwiyathi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2061:224,17415,814

Mwiyathi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwiyathi is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwiyathi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,159,732nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwiyathi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwiyathi is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 224,174. In Kenya Mwiyathi is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 69 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 30 percent reside and Embu County, where 0 percent reside.

Mwiyathi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwijathi881/
Muiyathi881/
Mwaithi802/
Muhiyati7512/
Mwathe711,254/
Mwoiti713/
Mwitei712/
Mwaiti711/
Mwuiti711/
Muayati67147/
Mwayiti6729/
Mbiyate671/
Mwaitha671/
Mwoyiti671/

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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 Mwiyathi
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