Amwata Surname
Approximately 491 people bear this surname
Amwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 297 | 1:155,488 | 12,325 |
| Uganda | 193 | 1:202,276 | 16,174 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Amwata (41) may also be a first name.
Amwata Demographics
Amwata Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amwata is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amwata? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 624,505th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amwata live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Amwata is also the 1,590,275th most frequent given name globally, borne by 41 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 155,488. In Kenya Amwata is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 29 percent are found, Kisii County, where 26 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 39 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Amwata Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Amwata last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aimwata | 92 | 284 | / |
| Hamwata | 92 | 183 | / |
| Amwatta | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hamwaata | 86 | 62 | / |
| Amwastha | 86 | 13 | / |
| Asimwata | 86 | 3 | / |
| Amwathay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ambata | 83 | 1,896 | / |
| Omwata | 83 | 77 | / |
| Amwato | 83 | 40 | / |
| Emwata | 83 | 9 | / |
| Anwata | 83 | 3 | / |
| Amwota | 83 | 2 | / |
| Amuata | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amwashtha | 80 | 147 | / |
| Amwaththa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amwastath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amwashtas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hambata | 77 | 542 | / |
| Ambatta | 77 | 223 | / |
| Ambatha | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ambatai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ambatea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Asmwati | 77 | 2 | / |
| Emwauta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asmwota | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amwaiti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambaita | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omwasta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anwasta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amvasta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambaata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanwata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amwashtath | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asemwota | 71 | 182 | / |
| Hasmwati | 71 | 8 | / |
| Haimwati | 71 | 6 | / |
| Amvastha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aambatta | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amvashta | 71 | 3 | / |
| Anwashta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amwasthi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambattha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamwatie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambate | 67 | 441 | / |
| Ombata | 67 | 251 | / |
| Ambota | 67 | 204 | / |
| Amveta | 67 | 41 | / |
| Amuati | 67 | 24 | / |
| Omwati | 67 | 23 | / |
| Anbata | 67 | 8 | / |
| Emuata | 67 | 7 | / |
| Onwata | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amvashhta | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anwota | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omwato | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amwoti | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omweta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ambaththa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamwattie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haimwatti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haimwatie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amvati | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amvasthha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anvata | 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 Amwata
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