Mwatunga Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mwatunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwatunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia81:301,17510,197
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwatunga Last Name Facts

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

Mwatunga is most common in Namibia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwatunga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwatunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwatunga is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Mwatunga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwatunga are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 301,175. In Namibia Mwatunga is most prevalent in: Oshana Region, where 50 percent reside and Oshikoto Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Namibia Mwatunga occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and Zambia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwathunga94764/
Mwatungah941/
Mwatuga9310/
Mwatuna931/
Muatunga8810/
Mwatauna886/
Mbatunga882/
Mbatounga8222/
Muathunga821/
Mbatuna801/
Mwatongo755/
Mbatugha754/
Mwatogha751/
Mwaitongo7121/
Mwatogo6717/
Mbatoungou671/
Muhatona631/
Mbotouga631/
Mbatounou591/
Mbaitougou561/
Mouhatounou531/

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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
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  • 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 Mwatunga
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