Mwamoto Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwamoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwamoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4421:119,77711,421
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mwamoto Last Name Facts

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

Mwamoto is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamoto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwamoto is the 669,375th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. The last name Mwamoto occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwamoto live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 442 people, or 1 in 119,777. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 55 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 37 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwamotto934/
Mwamota865/
Mwameta712/
Mwamuta711/
Mwamguta679/
Mwamauta671/
Mouhamatou596/
Mbamata571/
Mbaimata531/
Mbammata531/
Muhammadtoha531/
Muhametha501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mwamoto
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis