Mpwata Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1371:386,43527,768
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mpwata Last Name Facts

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

Mpwata occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpwata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpwata is the 1,310,135th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpwata reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 386,435. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Ruvuma Region, where 86 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 7 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpwatta922/
Mpwate83350/
Mbwata83263/
Mpwato8382/
Mpweta8368/
Mpuata8334/
Mpwati832/
Mvwata831/
Mpweto675,606/
Mbuata67694/
Mbwate67397/
Mpuati67358/
Mpueta67240/
Mvuata67137/
Mbweta6770/
Mpuato6734/
Mpuate6730/
Mbwati6717/
Mbwato6710/
Mbwota674/
Mbwatte621/
Mbwatou621/
M'Pweto621/
M'Puati621/
M'Bwati621/
Mbwathi621/
Mbwaito621/
Mbweto5064/
Mbueta5057/
Mbuati5048/
Mbuato5037/
Mpueto504/
Mbwoto504/
Mbbati501/
Mbuate501/

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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
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