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
Mahwe is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,380,086th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. Mahwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Mahwe reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mahwe is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 24 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 223,743. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 29 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 26 percent live and Harare Province, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
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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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