Mpatwa Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpatwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpatwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1691:313,26423,875
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Mpatwa (23) may also be a first name.

Mpatwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpatwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpatwa? popularity and diffusion

Mpatwa is the 1,185,157th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpatwa are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mpatwa is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name Mpatwa is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 313,264. In Tanzania Mpatwa is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 55 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 41 percent live and Pwani Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Mpatwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mpatwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.31% less than the national average, earning R 120,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpathwa9240/
Mphatwa921/
Mphathwa864/
Mpotwa83269/
Mpadwa8386/
Mpatwe8311/
Mpetwa834/
Mphatwe77296/
Mphotwa77288/
Mpatuoa7719/
Mpaddwa7716/
Mpatwey771/
Mphethwa719/
Mphathwe711/
Mpadwe675/
Npadwa672/
Mpedwa671/
Mpotwe671/
Mphadwe621,781/
Mphedwa6210/
Mphothwe5784/
Mpadue501/

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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 Mpatwa
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