Mbwate Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Mbwate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 230 | 1:230,181 | 19,019 |
| Zambia | 146 | 1:108,561 | 8,496 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Mbwate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwate Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbwate is found most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwate? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbwate is the 730,373rd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. Mbwate is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwate are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 230,181. In Tanzania Mbwate is most frequent in: Pwani Region, where 82 percent live, Iringa Region, where 14 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 37 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbwatte | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbwete | 83 | 1,222 | / |
| Mpwate | 83 | 350 | / |
| Mbwata | 83 | 263 | / |
| Mbwati | 83 | 17 | / |
| Mbhwat | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mbuate | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbwette | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mbwathi | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bwati | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbwotep | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbuat | 73 | 44 | / |
| Mbbat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuata | 67 | 694 | / |
| Mbuete | 67 | 213 | / |
| Mpwata | 67 | 172 | / |
| Mbuati | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mpuate | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mpwete | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbwota | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpwati | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbuote | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbbati | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbwite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpwatta | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mbouhat | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbuotieh | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mbuot | 55 | 5 | / |
| Mpuati | 50 | 358 | / |
| Mpuata | 50 | 34 | / |
| Mbueti | 50 | 4 | / |
| Nbuati | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mpuete | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbveti | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nbuote | 50 | 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 Mbwate
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