Mwitega Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwitega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwitega Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwitega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwitega is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwitega? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwitega is the 10,311,814th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwitega reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 50 percent live and Njombe Region, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwitaga862/
Mwithiga80719/
Mwaitege80711/
Mwithaga80104/
Mwithigah751/
Mwetegye679/
Mbeetega671/
Mwethiga671/
Muithiga671/
Mbitigo5782/
Mwetige571/
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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 Mwitega
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