Mwateta Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Mwateta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 118 | 1:130,833 | 17,313 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Mwateta (22) may also be a first name.
Mwateta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwateta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwateta occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwateta? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,637,889th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwateta live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwateta is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 22 people.
The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 130,833. In Zimbabwe Mwateta is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 84 percent are found, Harare Province, where 14 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 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 Mwateta
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