Mwanta Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Mwanta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Mwanta (16) may also be a first name.
Mwanta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwanta occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,428,594th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Mwanta occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanta are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.
Mwanta is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 1,610,389. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 82 percent live, Borno, where 10 percent live and Kaduna, where 7 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaanta | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwanto | 83 | 3,683 | / |
| Mwanti | 83 | 873 | / |
| Mbanta | 83 | 181 | / |
| Mwanty | 83 | 24 | / |
| Mwamta | 83 | 10 | / |
| Muanta | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mwante | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mwanthi | 77 | 5,290 | / |
| Mwantui | 77 | 514 | / |
| Mwantyi | 77 | 28 | / |
| Mwamtai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mwantis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwantet | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muantha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwanthe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwaynti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muantai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbantha | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Banta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbainta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbantai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhuanta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaty | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwonthea | 71 | 73 | / |
| Mwanthie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mouhanta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muanthap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbantaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasinti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanteer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaanthi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbante | 67 | 78 | / |
| Mbonta | 67 | 53 | / |
| Muanto | 67 | 20 | / |
| Muanti | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mbanti | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mwamto | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwamti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwatty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muante | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisenti | 67 | 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 Mwanta
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