Mawata Surname

365,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mawata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5091:104,01110,153
Uganda2151:181,57815,102
Ivory Coast1201:192,2608,357
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Japan241:5,326,84639,939
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mawata (3,614) may also be a first name.

Mawata Last Name Facts

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

Mawata occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mawata is the 365,723rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,391,020 people. The surname Mawata is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Mawata are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mawata is also the 117,617th most frequent given name globally, borne by 3,614 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 509 people, or 1 in 104,011. In Tanzania Mawata is most common in: Lindi Region, where 52 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 31 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent reside.

Mawata Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mawata earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.53% less than the national average, earning R 65,280 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahwata92506/
Mawatta926/
Mawaata923/
Maiwata922/
Mawaita922/
Mahuwata8696/
Mawataya861/
Mawati839,051/
Mabata834,279/
Mavata831,462/
Maweta83338/
Mowata83153/
Mawaty83117/
Mawota8372/
Mawato8358/
Mawate8320/
Mahawatta802,053/
Mahawaita801/
Mashwatha801/
Maewadtha801/
Mabatha77996/
Mahwati77228/
Mavatha77207/
Maubata77144/
Mahweta77142/
Masvata77132/
Mhabata7793/
Maiwati7789/
Majweta7750/
Mabatah7722/
Mawatis7717/
Mawatie7712/
Maywati7710/
Mawatio7710/
Mabhata778/
Mavhata777/
Mawaiti776/
Mouwata776/
Mawatey775/
Mawathe775/
Moywata775/
Hmawati774/
Maabata774/
Mahuata774/
Mawathi774/
Mauwati773/
Maibata773/
Maevata773/
Majbata772/
Mahvata771/
Mawathy771/
Mawheta771/
Meawati771/
Mowatta771/
Masuata771/
Mavatai771/
Mavatay771/
Mavatta771/
Mawaate771/
Mawaite771/
Mabatai771/
Mabauta771/
Majwati771/
Meabata771/
Mowatad771/
Mawatte771/
Mawatti771/
Maiweta771/
Mowatha771/
Mahawattha759/
Mahawathta751/
Mahawaththa71366/
Mahawati71191/
Machwate71173/
Maswatti7146/
Mavaetau7141/
Measwati7120/
Maiwouta7110/
Maywater711/
Mahawate711/
Mawathis711/
Mawattie711/
Mabheata711/
Mabhatah711/
Mabahtah711/
Maaivata711/
Mawaitho711/
Mabathai711/
Mabhatha711/
Mahwatie711/
Mavati6730,447/
Mabota6728,265/
Mavota674,980/
Mahawatte67963/
Maveta67681/
Mabate67323/
Mobata67260/
Moweta67188/
Maweto67178/
Mawoto67148/
Mowato6757/
Mauati6746/
Mowati6723/
Mahaswati6722/
Mavate6714/
Mawoti6711/
Mowate6710/
Maiwoutta675/
Mawote674/
Mauato673/
Maywattie672/
Mahabhata671/
Maywather671/
Mevata671/
Movata671/
Mahavatai671/
Mahawaati671/
Maywhater670/

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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 Mawata
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