Mahawe Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Mahawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mahawe (32) may also be a first name.
Mahawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahawe (Marathi: माधव) is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahawe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Mahawe are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mahawe is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 32 people.
Mahawe is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,647,081. In Tanzania Mahawe is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 45 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 45 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahawe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahawe in the Marathi language | ||
| माधव | madhava | - |
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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 Mahawe
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