Mawatu Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mawatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mawatu (12) may also be a first name.

Mawatu Last Name Facts

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

Mawatu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawatu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mawatu reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mawatu is also the 3,306,491st most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Excluding The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahwastu8687/
Mavatu8382/
Mawetu8325/
Mabatu8316/
Mowatu833/
Mawotu831/
Mewatu831/
Mavhatu7731/
Mabautu7730/
Mawethu7726/
Masuatu775/
Maubatu774/
Mabathu773/
Mavathu771/
Mabatuh771/
Maavatu771/
Mahwetu771/
Mavaetau7141/
Mawouteu711/
Mobatu6748/
Mavetu6714/
Mabotu675/
Mavotu675/
Mahabattu672/
Mowetu671/
Mavetau6210/
Mabotou627/
Mauvetu624/
Mabothu621/
Maboutou5724/
Mabouteu573/
Moibatou571/
Moubatou571/
Mouïbatou531/
Maiboutou531/
Mobotu5076/

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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 Mawatu
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