Mwakataja Surname
1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Mwakataja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 130 | 1:407,243 | 28,711 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakataya | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mwakata | 88 | 10 | / |
| Mwakaita | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mwakataye | 78 | 17 | / |
| Mwakasaje | 78 | 9 | / |
| Mwakateya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muakata | 75 | 48 | / |
| Mwakota | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mwakati | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwakate | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwakauya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakahiya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mwakaseya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwakahoji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwakaceya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwakacheya | 63 | 84 | / |
| Mvakati | 63 | 15 | / |
| Mwakoti | 63 | 11 | / |
| Mbakati | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muakahiya | 56 | 4 | / |
| Mbaikaite | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mbokati | 50 | 7 | / |
| Mbakote | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Mwakataja
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