Muvata Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muvata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muvata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3791:40,7346,282
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Muvata (22) may also be a first name.

Muvata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muvata (Hindi: मुवता, Marathi: मुवता) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muvata? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 718,674th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muvata are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 40,734. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 81 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 10 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Muvata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musvata923/
Musvatha863/
Mubata831,484/
Muwata83377/
Muvati8310/
Mivata832/
Muvato831/
Mguwata77384/
Mumpata77376/
Musvota77176/
Maubata77144/
Muhwata7752/
Mujbata7727/
Muwaata7721/
Muwaita7715/
Mouwata776/
Meuvate775/
Muivato774/
Muvhati772/
Mivatah772/
Mubatas771/
Muwatha771/
Muwuata771/
Muhbata771/
Mahuwata7196/
Mumpatai711/
Miwata67517/
Mobata67260/
Muwati67178/
Mowata67153/
Muvoti6758/
Mubate6724/
Mubato6720/
Muweta6719/
Muwate675/
Mubota674/
Muwato671/
Muveto671/
Muvote671/
Muwota671/

Muvata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muvata in the Hindi language
मुवताmuvata-
Muvata in the Marathi language
मुवताmuvata-

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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 Muvata
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