Mahiwa Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mahiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2031:266,88526,661
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Mahiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahiwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,052,587th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. Mahiwa is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Mahiwa live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 266,885. In South Africa Mahiwa is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 89 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and Western Cape, where 0 percent reside. Besides South Africa Mahiwa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Mahiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mahiwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.65% less than the national average, earning R 143,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgahiwa929/
Mahiway921/
Mahiswa921/
Mahewa831,057/
Mahiva83200/
Mahiwo8379/
Maeiwa8364/
Mohiwa8342/
Mehiwa832/
Mahewea776/
Mahieva775/
Mahivad772/
Mohaiwa771/
Maijewa771/
Meaiway771/
Mauhiva771/
Mahyowa771/
Mahewaj771/
Maewa7351/
Mahoivay714/
Majhibha711/
Mahisvad711/
Mahibhaa711/
Maheewad711/
Mohiwo6719/
Maheva6718/
Mohiva6711/
Mahewo674/
Maevha673/
Mouiwa673/
Maehua671/
Maeway671/
Mauywa671/
Muiiwa671/
Mehewa671/
Maewah671/
Mauiva670/

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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 Mahiwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis