Mwanti Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mwanti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8681:204,08212,187
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwanti (138) may also be a first name.

Mwanti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwanti occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanti? popularity and diffusion

It is the 402,148th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,347,704 people. The surname Mwanti is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanti are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 787,636th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 138 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 868 people, or 1 in 204,082. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 94 percent live, Kaduna, where 4 percent live and Kogi, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanthi925,290/
Mwantui92514/
Mwantyi9228/
Mwantis924/
Mwaynti921/
Mwanthie862/
Mwaanthi861/
Mwasinti861/
Mwanta83151/
Mwanty8324/
Muanti8318/
Mbanti8312/
Mwante833/
Mwamti831/
Mwaisenti801/
M'Banti7717/
Mwamtai775/
Mbantyi772/
Mbhanti772/
Mwanthe772/
Mwantet772/
Mwamtoi772/
Muantai771/
Muantip771/
Mbanthi771/
Mbantai771/
Mwaanta771/
Mwaty732/
Muanthip715/
Mwanteer711/
Muandtie711/
Mbonti67142/
Mbante6778/
Muanta679/
Mwatty671/
Mventi671/
Muante671/

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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 Mwanti
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