Mwateni Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Mwateni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwateni (32) may also be a first name.
Mwateni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwateni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwateni occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwateni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwateni is the 4,206,983rd most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwateni live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwateni is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 32 people.
Mwateni is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 771,912. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 65 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 35 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Mwateni
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