Mpwata Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Mpwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 137 | 1:386,435 | 27,768 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mpwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpwata is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpwata? popularity and diffusion
Mpwata is the 1,310,135th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpwata are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 386,435. In Tanzania Mpwata is most numerous in: Ruvuma Region, where 86 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 7 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 7 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpwatta | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mpwate | 83 | 350 | / |
| Mbwata | 83 | 263 | / |
| Mpwato | 83 | 82 | / |
| Mpweta | 83 | 68 | / |
| Mpuata | 83 | 34 | / |
| Mpwati | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mvwata | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpweto | 67 | 5,606 | / |
| Mbuata | 67 | 694 | / |
| Mbwate | 67 | 397 | / |
| Mpuati | 67 | 358 | / |
| Mpueta | 67 | 240 | / |
| Mvuata | 67 | 137 | / |
| Mbweta | 67 | 70 | / |
| Mpuato | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mpuate | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mbwati | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mbwato | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbwota | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbwatte | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbwatou | 62 | 1 | / |
| M'Pweto | 62 | 1 | / |
| M'Puati | 62 | 1 | / |
| M'Bwati | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbwathi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaito | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbweto | 50 | 64 | / |
| Mbueta | 50 | 57 | / |
| Mbuati | 50 | 48 | / |
| Mbuato | 50 | 37 | / |
| Mpueto | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mbwoto | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mbbati | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbuate | 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 Mpwata
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis