Muheta Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Muheta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 200 | 1:264,708 | 21,070 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Muheta (43) may also be a first name.
Muheta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muheta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muheta has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muheta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 930,678th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muheta live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 43 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 264,708. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 47 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 46 percent are found and Geita Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouheta | 92 | 13 | / |
| Mouhetta | 86 | 208 | / |
| Mauhetha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muheto | 83 | 16,890 | / |
| Muhita | 83 | 332 | / |
| Miheta | 83 | 89 | / |
| M'Mouheta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhaita | 77 | 27 | / |
| Muhitha | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mouheto | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mouhetou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhaytah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouhetho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhito | 67 | 72 | / |
| Miheto | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mieita | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mouita | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Mouhita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mihaita | 62 | 1,371 | / |
| Muhitoh | 62 | 38 | / |
| Mihetho | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mouietou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moohitta | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mauithau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Miita | 55 | 17 | / |
| Mauito | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Muheta
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