Mgweta Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgweta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgweta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Mgweta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mgweta is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgweta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Mgweta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgweta are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Mgweta is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Mgweta is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 80 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 44 percent live.

Mgweta Last Name Statistics demography

Mgweta earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 98.12% less than the national average, earning R 4,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgwetha92112/
Mngweta922/
Mgqweta921/
Mgqwetha8616/
Mengweta861/
Mkweta83771/
Mgwata8331/
Mgwete8313/
Mgbeta837/
Mgueta836/
Mcweta834/
Mgqweto77434/
Mkwetha7743/
Mgwetho772/
Mqwetha771/
Mqgweto771/
Mcwetha771/
Mgueita771/
Mgqwetho71137/
Mgqwethe711/
Mngqweto711/
Mgwetieh711/
Minkweta711/
M'Gueita711/
Mqgwetho711/
Mkwata67497/
Mkwita67118/
Mkweto6726/
Mgbete6723/
Mkwete6721/
Mkweti676/
Mqweto675/
Mqwete672/
Mgwato672/
McWety672/
Mengwetoh671/
Mengweteh671/
Mgbeti671/
Mgwiti671/
Mcweto671/
Mqwita671/

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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 Mgweta
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