Mahwani Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Mahwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 242 | 1:63,794 | 9,597 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Mahwani (268) may also be a first name.
Mahwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahwani is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mahwani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahwani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahwani is the 906,170th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Mahwani reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 543,171st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 268 people.
The surname Mahwani is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 63,794. In Zimbabwe Mahwani is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 43 percent reside, Harare Province, where 17 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mahwani
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