Mwatuma Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwatuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwatuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwatuma (28) may also be a first name.

Mwatuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwatuma is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwatuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. Mwatuma is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwatuma reside; 49 percent reside in Central Africa and 49 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwatuma is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Apart from The DR Congo Mwatuma exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 44 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwastuma931/
Mwatima8650/
Mwatumo861/
Mwatume861/
Mbatuma861/
Mbathuma801/
M'Batuma801/
Mbatume716/
Mbotuma712/
Mvotuma711/
Mbatoumi679/
Mbothuma673/
Mweitima671/
Mbatoumou6351/
Muhatimah634/
Mboutouma631/
Mboutoumai591/
Mouhatoumou569/
Muhotimah5022/

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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 Mwatuma
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