Mwabata Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwabata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwabata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya941:491,27625,271
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mwabata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwabata is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mwabata click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwabata? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,860,621st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Mwabata is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwabata are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kwale County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaibata93210/
Mwabato8662/
Mwabeta8633/
Mwabati867/
Mwaiwata808/
Mwaswata802/
Mbabatea801/
Mwaiwatha75105/
Mwabahati754/
Mbawota714,795/
Mwawato716/
Mbawata711/
Muawata711/
Mwaboto711/
Muhabato6786/
Muhabate675/
Muampata674/
Muhabati672/
Muhaibati6338/
Muhabatti631/
Mouhabati631/
Mbaibatou631/
Mbaivoutta591/
Mbobate571/
Mwampote53449/
Mbaibote531/
M'Baboti531/

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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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  • 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 Mwabata
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