Mwakata Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwakata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwakata Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwakata Last Name Facts

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

Mwakata is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwakata.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakata? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Mwakata is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakata reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 100 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwakaita932/
Mwakataja88130/
Muakata8648/
Mwaketa8611/
Mwakota8610/
Mwakati861/
Mwakate861/
Mbakota7127/
Mwakoto7115/
Mvakati7115/
Mwakoti7111/
Mbakati711/
Mbaikaite631/
Mbakoto57249/
Mbokati577/
Mbakote574/
Mbokato572/
Mweketo572/
Mwokothi531/
Mbakotto531/
Mbakoutou501/
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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 Mwakata
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