Maewa Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Maewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maewa (24) may also be a first name.

Maewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maewa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maewa is the 2,718,172nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Maewa are found; 29 percent are found in East Africa and 24 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Maewa is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 24 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kwale County, where 31 percent are found, Lamu County, where 31 percent are found and Tana River County, where 31 percent are found. Barring Kenya it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and New Zealand, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahewa911,057/
Maeway911/
Maewah911/
Mawa8966,808/
Mewa892,943/
Mahewea836/
Mahewaj831/
Maijewa831/
Maewaih831/
Maayewa831/
Mawah8013,628/
Maeva802,593/
Mawai801,220/
Mewah801,071/
Mawua801,056/
Mahwa80874/
Mhewa80636/
Maway80594/
Mmewa80362/
Mewha80218/
Mawau80210/
Mawaa80208/
Mmawa80188/
Maawa80175/
Mawea80123/
Mawwa8031/
Meuwa8022/
Meway8021/
Mewai8020/
Mavea8014/
Mewea8013/
Mhawa8012/
Mawha8012/
Mehwa8011/
Maewo805/
Meewa803/
Hmawa802/
Mewaa801/
Mewua801/
Mewau801/
Ma'wa801/
Maheewad771/
Mahwai731,273/
Meewah73704/
Mmehwa73659/
Mahawa73461/
Mhehwa73337/
Mahiwa73238/
Maveau73163/
Mahwea73118/
Mawaha7349/
Maaeva7346/
Mahwah7335/
Meewua7319/
Mawaih7318/
Maheva7318/
H'Mawa7314/
Maevai737/
Maawaa735/
Mawwah734/
Mahewo734/
Maevaa734/
Mawahy734/
Meeway734/
Mahway733/
Maevha733/
Mehway732/
Mewa'a732/
Moewai732/
Mawaai731/
Maehua731/
Maesva731/
Meewha731/
Mgaeva731/
Meweah731/
Maawua731/
Maweea731/
Mawhai731/
Mawhay731/
Mauywa731/
Mawa'a731/
Mawaah731/
Maevah731/
Maawah731/
M'Mawa731/
M'Mewa731/
Mewaha731/
Moejwa731/
Maweaa731/
Mehwah731/
Meewwa731/
Maebay731/
Maawai731/
Mewo674,640/
Mava673,804/
Mawo672,365/
Mahawai6768/
Maayeva6713/
Mgahiwa679/
Mahieva675/
Majieva675/
Mahevad674/
Mahawaa674/
Maheeva674/
Mahiswa671/
Mahebaj671/
Mahyowa671/
Mauieva671/
Maesvas671/
Meaiway671/
Maegiua671/
M'Me'wa671/
Maijeba671/
Mahiway671/
Mohaiwa671/
Mojiewa671/
Meehwai671/
Mawahai671/
Mahawaj671/
Mahaway671/
Maaweea671/

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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 Maewa
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