Mgata Surname
Approximately 4,811 people bear this surname
Mgata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,808 | 1:11,011 | 1,424 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mgata (67) may also be a first name.
Mgata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mgata is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgata? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 98,542nd most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,514,767 people. Mgata is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgata reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 67 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,808 people, or 1 in 11,011. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 51 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 9 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Mgata is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 0 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
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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 Mgata
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