Mwasta Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mwasta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Mwasta (13) may also be a first name.
Mwasta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwasta is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasta? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Mwasta live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwasta is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Mwasta is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 20 percent live.
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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 Mwasta
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