Mwita Surname

4,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwita Surname Definition:

Mwita is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who calls upon the Lord in times of need.

Mwita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania89,6111:59171
Kenya35,0971:1,316209
Zambia2,3601:6,716807
DR Congo6841:108,01111,961
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Uganda681:574,10731,082
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Namibia391:61,7806,931
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England191:2,932,529101,561
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mwita (33,830) may also be a first name.

Mwita Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwita is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who calls upon the Lord in times of need.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwita Last Name Facts

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

Mwita is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mwita click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwita? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,393rd most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 56,835 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwita reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 25,390th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 33,830 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 89,611 people, or 1 in 591. In Tanzania Mwita is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 57 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.

Mwita Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mwita earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaita912,586/
Mwitha911,485/
Mwitah9157/
Mwitta9122/
Mwoita918/
Mwitea915/
Mweita912/
Mwitas911/
Mwuita911/
Mwitaa911/
Mwittah8326/
Mwitaya831/
Mwaitha831/
Mwiti8032,866/
Mvita807,689/
Muita806,492/
Mbita805,929/
Mweta805,301/
Mwito80869/
Mwite80554/
Mwity8010/
Mwyta801/
Mwuta801/
Mbuita731,820/
Mwithi731,371/
Mbitha731,283/
Mbaita73905/
Mweuta7365/
Mwetha7359/
Mbitta7358/
Mwetta7325/
M'Vita7321/
Mwaite7313/
Muitha7312/
Muitta7312/
Mweeta7310/
Mwetea7310/
Mwhite738/
M'Bita737/
Mwaito735/
Mwueta734/
Mwitte734/
Mwoiti733/
Mwitho733/
Mwitei732/
Mboita732/
Muitai732/
Mwaiti731/
Mwesta731/
Mmwiti731/
Mwuiti731/
Mweito731/
Mwetah731/
Mbitaa731/
Mwitii731/
Mbeita731/
Mwiter731/
Mwitie731/
Mwitih731/
Mwoite731/
Mwitio731/
Mwitis731/
Mwitoh731/
Mwithui67233/
Muhaita6727/
Muithay6723/
Mwetoha675/
Mbaitha675/
M'Beita674/
Mwaithi672/
Mbaitay672/
Mbaitai672/
Mwettah671/
Mbithta671/
Mwestha671/
Mbhitha671/
Mbithah671/
Mwoueta671/

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