Mwantu Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Mwantu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 211 | 1:839,539 | 37,032 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Mwantu (14) may also be a first name.
Mwantu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwantu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwantu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwantu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,070,546th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwantu are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mwantu is also the 3,024,661st most common first name world-wide, held by 14 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 839,539. In Nigeria Mwantu is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 95 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found and Abia, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Mwantu
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