Mwanta Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mwanta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1101:1,610,38960,100
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaanta921/
Mwanto833,683/
Mwanti83873/
Mbanta83181/
Mwanty8324/
Mwamta8310/
Muanta839/
Mwante833/
Mwanthi775,290/
Mwantui77514/
Mwantyi7728/
Mwamtai775/
Mwantis774/
Mwantet772/
Muantha772/
Mwanthe772/
Mwaynti771/
Muantai771/
Mbantha771/
M'Banta771/
Mbainta771/
Mbantai771/
Mhuanta771/
Mwaty732/
Mwonthea7173/
Mwanthie712/
Mouhanta712/
Muanthap711/
Mbantaha711/
Mwasinti711/
Mwanteer711/
Mwaanthi711/
Mbante6778/
Mbonta6753/
Muanto6720/
Muanti6718/
Mbanti6712/
Mwamto676/
Mwamti671/
Mwatty671/
Muante671/
Mwaisenti671/

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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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  • 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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