Mwangata Surname
Approximately 2,586 people bear this surname
Mwangata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,035 | 1:51,151 | 5,680 |
| Malawi | 915 | 1:18,709 | 2,930 |
| Kenya | 473 | 1:97,632 | 8,603 |
| Zambia | 71 | 1:223,238 | 14,032 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwangata (86) may also be a first name.
Mwangata Demographics
Mwangata Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwangata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwangata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwangata is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwangata? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwangata is the 167,266th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,818,077 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangata are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwangata is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 86 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,035 people, or 1 in 51,151. In Tanzania Mwangata is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 48 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 22 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 35 percent reside and Kenya, where 18 percent reside.
Mwangata Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwangata last name is predominantly Christian (93%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangatah | 94 | 9 | / |
| Mwangatha | 94 | 5 | / |
| Mwangaita | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mbangata | 88 | 2,803 | / |
| Mwangota | 88 | 423 | / |
| Mwangati | 88 | 395 | / |
| Mwangeta | 88 | 76 | / |
| Muangata | 88 | 49 | / |
| Mwangate | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mbangatha | 82 | 1,174 | / |
| Mbhangata | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwang'ota | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbongata | 75 | 1,349 | / |
| Mbangati | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mwangoto | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mbangato | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbangate | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muangauttha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mbangathi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbangateh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muhangate | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muangaite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwangotho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbongatha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbangatho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbongatah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbongate | 63 | 75 | / |
| Mbongato | 63 | 35 | / |
| Mbangote | 63 | 21 | / |
| Mbangoto | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mbongota | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mbangotto | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbangotou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbongatti | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbongoto | 50 | 187 | / |
| Mbongote | 50 | 48 | / |
| Mbongoti | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwangata
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