Mahwaya Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Mahwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 182 | 1:290,888 | 22,561 |
| Zimbabwe | 122 | 1:126,543 | 16,872 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
Mahwaya Demographics
Average Mahwaya Salary in
South Africa
R 44,712
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mahwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahwaya is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahwaya? popularity and diffusion
Mahwaya is the 864,701st most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahwaya are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 290,888. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 66 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 18 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 5 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 39 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Mahwaya Last Name Statistics demography
Mahwaya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.18% less than the national average, earning R 44,712 per year.
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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 Mahwaya
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