Mwatata Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwatata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwatata Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8171:56,5245,610
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mwatata (74) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwatata Demographics

Mwatata Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 11 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwatata Last Name Facts

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

Mwatata occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwatata? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 423,328th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,908,980 people. The last name Mwatata is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwatata reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most common forename internationally. It is borne by 74 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 817 people, or 1 in 56,524. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 97 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found and Kwale County, where 0 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Mwatata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbatata86348/
Mwatate86141/
Mwateta86122/
Mwatati86115/
Mwatota8649/
Mbatatha801/
Mwathathi751/
Muatati716/
Mbatati714/
Mwaitota677/
Muatatti671/
Mwathethei591/
Mbatoto571/
Mweutota5350/
Mbatotou531/
Muathoty531/
Mmuothata501/
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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 Mwatata
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