Mwaata Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwaata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia491:323,46817,649
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Mwaata Last Name Facts

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

Mwaata is found most frequently in Zambia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwaata.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwaata is the 2,661,929th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Mwaata occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaata are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 323,468. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Central Province, where 92 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 4 percent reside and Western Province, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwata911,757/
Mwaita832,586/
Mwauta8341/
Mwaati836/
Mbaata835/
Mwatta834/
Mwatau831/
Mwataa831/
Mwhata831/
Mbaatha774/
Mwahuta771/
Mwahati771/
Mwashta771/
Mbata7321,561/
Mweta735,301/
Mwati732,452/
Muata732,368/
Mwate73347/
Mwato73324/
Mwota73256/
Mvata73119/
Mwaty732/
Mwaïtaya711/
Mbatha67134,639/
Mwathi677,955/
Mwatha673,909/
Muatha671,276/
Mwathe671,254/
Mbaita67905/
Mbatta67532/
Mwatee6772/
Mweuta6765/
Mbhata6754/
Mbauta6730/
Mwetta6725/
Mbatea6722/
Mwoota6718/
Mwaite6713/
M'Bata6713/
Mwatoa6713/
Muatai6712/
Mbatai6712/
Mwatii6710/
Mweeta6710/
Mbahta679/
Muataz679/
Mwoita678/
Mbatau678/
Mbaate677/
Mwaito675/
Mwueta674/
Hmbata674/
Mwotta673/
Mbeata672/
Mweita672/
Mwatie671/
Mvatta671/
Mwaste671/
Mwetah671/
Mwaiti671/
Mwatio671/
Mwatit671/
Mwatti671/
Mwatty671/
Mwotaa671/
Mwatoo671/
Mbaïta671/
Mvatha671/
Mwuita671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwaata
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