Mwayita Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwayita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwayita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mwayita (25) may also be a first name.

Mwayita Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwayita is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwayita.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwayita? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwayita is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Mwayita is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayita reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwayita is also the 2,136,160th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 25 people.

Mwayita is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Budaka District, where 70 percent are found, Kayunga District, where 10 percent are found and Kibuku District, where 5 percent are found. Beside Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwayitah931/
Mwaita922,586/
Mwajita86144/
Mbayita8681/
Mwayiti8629/
Mweyita862/
Mwaitha861/
Mwaiita861/
Muhayita801/
Mbaita77905/
Mwauta7741/
Mwaite7713/
Mwoita778/
Mwaito775/
Mwitea775/
Mweita772/
Mwuita771/
Mwaiti771/
Muhaita7127/
Mbaitha715/
Mbayiti712/
Mbuyita712/
Mwaithi712/
Mbaitay712/
Mbaitai712/
Mbayite712/
Mwoyiti711/
Mwajuta711/
Mwahuta711/
Mwite67554/
Mwate67347/
Mwaihuti67301/
Muhaytah671/
Muhayiti671/
Muhayata671/

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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 Mwayita
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