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 borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amwata? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 624,505th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname Amwata occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amwata reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Amwata is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 41 people.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 155,488. In Kenya Amwata is most prevalent in: Nyamira County, where 29 percent are found, Kisii County, where 26 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 22 percent are found. Not including Kenya Amwata exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 39 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Amwata Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Amwata last name is primarily 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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