Mwaneta Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mwaneta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaneta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe621:249,00426,834
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870

Mwaneta Last Name Facts

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

Mwaneta is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaneta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Mwaneta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Mwaneta live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwaneta is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 249,004. In Zimbabwe Mwaneta is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 85 percent are found, Harare Province, where 13 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwangeta9376/
Mwanetai931/
Mwaneta'a889/
Mbaneta861/
Mwaneto861/
Mwanata861/
Mwangita801/
Mwanaita801/
Mwanitaya758/
Mwanahata755/
Mwangaita751/
Mwaniti71208/
Mbaneto7193/
Muanita7114/
Mbaneti719/
Mwanite711/
Muanata711/
Mboneta711/
Mwanioti67200/
Muangita674/
Mbanneto673/
Mwangiti671/
Muoneto575/
Muaniti571/
Muangaite501/

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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 Mwaneta
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