Mahewa Surname
Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname
Mahewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,050 | 1:50,421 | 5,602 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mahewa (386) may also be a first name.
Mahewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahewa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahewa? popularity and diffusion
Mahewa is the 346,158th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,894,556 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahewa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 441,020th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 386 people.
The surname Mahewa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,050 people, or 1 in 50,421. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 20 percent live, Singida Region, where 16 percent live and Tabora Region, where 15 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahewea | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mahewaj | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maewa | 91 | 51 | / |
| Maheewad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahiwa | 83 | 238 | / |
| Maeiwa | 83 | 64 | / |
| Maheva | 83 | 18 | / |
| Mahewo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Maewah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mehewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maeway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgahiwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mahieva | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maheeva | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mahevad | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maayewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maewaih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maijewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahyowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahebaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahiway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahiswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maeva | 73 | 2,593 | / |
| Meuwa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Maewo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mahayeva | 71 | 31 | / |
| Mahiva | 67 | 200 | / |
| Mahiwo | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mahevo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Maaeva | 67 | 46 | / |
| Mohiwa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Maevai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maeeva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maevaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maevha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moewai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moheva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meheva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moejwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maesva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maehua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maebay | 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 Mahewa
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