Mahwe Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Mahwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 69 | 1:223,743 | 25,019 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Mahwe (24) may also be a first name.
Mahwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahwe is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,380,086th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Mahwe live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 24 people.
It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 223,743. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 29 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 26 percent reside and Harare Province, where 25 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 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 Mahwe
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