Mwat Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Mwat (33) may also be a first name.

Mwat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwat occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwat.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mwat reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwat is also the 1,807,719th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 33 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwate89347/
Mwath897/
Mhwat894/
Mwatz891/
Mwaut891/
Mwathe801,254/
Mwaite8013/
Mwaste801/
Mwheat800/
Mwad7511,379/
Mbat751,644/
Muat75722/
Mwot751/
Mvat751/
Mwatowa7395/
Mbait67127/
Muate67105/
Mbatt6782/
Mvate6751/
Mbaut6746/
Muath6720/
Mbaht672/
Mwahd672/
Mbhat672/
Mwadh671/
Muaat671/
Mmuat671/
Mwote671/
Muats671/
Mvatt671/
M'Bat671/

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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 Mwat
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