Muyatwa Surname
Approximately 1,999 people bear this surname
Muyatwa Surname Definition:
Muyatwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who has been judged.
Muyatwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,771 | 1:8,950 | 1,045 |
| Namibia | 211 | 1:11,419 | 2,168 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Muyatwa (721) may also be a first name.
Muyatwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Muyatwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who has been judged.
Muyatwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muyatwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muyatwa occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muyatwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 207,153rd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,645,596 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muyatwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Muyatwa is also the 307,326th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 721 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,771 people, or 1 in 8,950. In Zambia Muyatwa is most numerous in: Western Province, where 49 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent live and Southern Province, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 11 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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