Pwata Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Pwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Pwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pwata occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pwata.
How Common Is The Last Name Pwata? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pwata is the 2,091,648th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. Pwata occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Pwata live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Pwata is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 350,869. In Zimbabwe Pwata is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 52 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 30 percent are found and Harare Province, where 18 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pwatha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpwatta | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bwata | 80 | 366 | / |
| Pwati | 80 | 253 | / |
| Puata | 80 | 135 | / |
| Pwate | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pwaty | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pweta | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pwato | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bwaita | 73 | 271 | / |
| Mpwato | 73 | 82 | / |
| Mpuata | 73 | 34 | / |
| Puhata | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bwatha | 73 | 10 | / |
| Puatad | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bwatah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Puasta | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bwatoa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pwatti | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwatai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpwati | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pwater | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwaite | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaitha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Puathai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwataya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pwata
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