Mkwato Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkwato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Mkwato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkwato occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwato? popularity and diffusion

Mkwato is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwato reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkwato is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 594,850. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 84 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 10 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Mkwato exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwata83497/
Mqwato8326/
Mkweto8326/
Mgwato832/
Mkweta67771/
Mgwata6731/
Mqweto675/
Mquato671/
Mcweto671/
Mkuata671/
Mgbatou62723/
Mgqweto62434/
Mkwetha6243/
Mqwetho624/
Mgwetho622/
Mqgweto621/
Mgbatoh621/
Mgqwetho57137/
Mqgwetho571/
Menguato571/
Mgbata5026/
Mgboto5010/
Mgweta509/
Mcweta504/

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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 Mkwato
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