Muwata Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Muwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 150 | 1:102,922 | 14,428 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
Muwata (16) may also be a first name.
Muwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muwata is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muwata? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 758,524th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname Muwata occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muwata are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 102,922. In Zimbabwe Muwata is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 85 percent live, Harare Province, where 9 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Muwata is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 28 percent live and Uganda, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mguwata | 92 | 384 | / |
| Muhwata | 92 | 52 | / |
| Muwaata | 92 | 21 | / |
| Muwaita | 92 | 15 | / |
| Mouwata | 92 | 6 | / |
| Muwatha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muwuata | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mahuwata | 86 | 96 | / |
| Mubata | 83 | 1,484 | / |
| Miwata | 83 | 517 | / |
| Muvata | 83 | 406 | / |
| Muwati | 83 | 178 | / |
| Mowata | 83 | 153 | / |
| Muweta | 83 | 19 | / |
| Muwate | 83 | 5 | / |
| Muwato | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muwota | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muhwati | 77 | 1,068 | / |
| Maubata | 77 | 144 | / |
| Muhweta | 77 | 9 | / |
| Muwhati | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mauwati | 77 | 3 | / |
| Musvata | 77 | 3 | / |
| Muwaate | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mouweta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mowatha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muwoita | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muweita | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muwoota | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muwaiti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmiwata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muwathy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mowatta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miwattha | 71 | 22 | / |
| Musvatha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mubate | 67 | 24 | / |
| Muweto | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mowate | 67 | 10 | / |
| Muvati | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mubota | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mivata | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muwoti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muwote | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muvato | 67 | 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 Muwata
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