Mahwata Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mahwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3741:41,2796,376
Tanzania1301:407,24328,711
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mahwata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahwata is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahwata? popularity and diffusion

Mahwata is the 610,848th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. The surname Mahwata is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahwata are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 374 people, or 1 in 41,279. In Zimbabwe Mahwata is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 70 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 26 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahuwata9396/
Mawata92986/
Mahawatta882,053/
Mashwatha881/
Mahawaita881/
Mahweta86142/
Mabhata868/
Mavhata867/
Mawatta866/
Mahuata864/
Mawaata863/
Maiwata862/
Mawaita862/
Mahvata861/
Mahawattha829/
Mahawathta821/
Mabheata801/
Mabhatah801/
Mabhatha801/
Mahawaththa78366/
Mabata774,279/
Mavata771,462/
Maweta77338/
Mowata77153/
Mawota7772/
Mawato7758/
Maewadtha751/
Mahavatai751/
Mahabhata751/
Mabatha71996/
Mavatha71207/
Maubata71144/
Masvata71132/
Mhabata7193/
Majweta7150/
Mabatah7122/
Mabhota7121/
Mahweto718/
Mabhato717/
Mouwata716/
Mawatey715/
Moywata715/
Maabata714/
Maibata713/
Maevata713/
Majbata712/
Mowatad711/
Maiweta711/
Mavhato711/
Mawheta711/
Mowatta711/
Masuata711/
Mavatai711/
Mavatay711/
Mavatta711/
Mabatai711/
Mabauta711/
Meabata711/
Mavheta711/
Mowatha711/
Mavaetau6741/
Maiwouta6710/
Mahabato673/
Mabathai671/
Mawaitho671/
Maaivata671/
Mabahtah671/

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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 Mahwata
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