Mwato Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Mwato Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Zambia | 46 | 1:344,564 | 18,269 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwato Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwato Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwato is found most in Malawi. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwato.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwato? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwato is the 846,108th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwato reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Apart from Malawi Mwato occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Zambia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwatoa | 91 | 13 | / |
| Mwaito | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mwatoo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwata | 80 | 1,757 | / |
| Mwoto | 80 | 123 | / |
| Muato | 80 | 65 | / |
| Mvato | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwatha | 73 | 3,909 | / |
| Mwaita | 73 | 2,586 | / |
| Mbatho | 73 | 111 | / |
| Muhato | 73 | 95 | / |
| Mwaata | 73 | 53 | / |
| Mbatou | 73 | 45 | / |
| Mwauta | 73 | 41 | / |
| Mbaito | 73 | 31 | / |
| Muatho | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mbatto | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mwatta | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mvatou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwotto | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muatos | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwatau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweito | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwhata | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwataa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwooto | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbatoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muhatoh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mbathou | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Batou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwashta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaitha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhaato | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Batto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahuta | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwato
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