Bwata Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1461:316,30119,644
Tanzania771:687,55339,898
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bwata (15) may also be a first name.

Bwata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwata occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bwata.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bwata is the 775,315th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. The last name Bwata occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bwata reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 316,301. In Kenya Bwata is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 97 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 3 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.

Bwata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bwata surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwaita91271/
Bwatha9110/
Bwatah916/
Bwatoa914/
Bwatai912/
Bwaitha837/
Bwataya831/
Bwato80734/
Bweta80405/
Buata80340/
Bwati80295/
Pwata8081/
Bwate8037/
Bwaty804/
Bwota802/
Bwataaha771/
Buatha73129/
Buatas7394/
Buatai7362/
Buatoa7329/
Buatta7313/
Bwoota736/
Buatap732/
Bweita732/
Bwoita732/
Bwetta732/
Bbatta732/
Buatah732/
Bweate731/
Bwaito731/
Buataa731/
Bweeta731/
Bïbata731/
Buatay731/
Bwatho731/
Bwatoo731/
Bbhata731/
Pwatha731/
Bwatte731/
Bwatyo731/
Bouhata67185/
Buathai6758/
Buathat6719/
Bwetaha6710/
Buathap678/
Buateat674/
Buhatta673/
Mpwatta672/
Bhuatau671/
Bwahati671/
Buata'a671/
Buataha671/
Buatapp671/
Buateas671/

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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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  • 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 Bwata
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