Mahwisa Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahwisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahwisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3021:175,30315,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mahwisa (46) may also be a first name.

Mahwisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahwisa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahwisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahwisa is the 887,624th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahwisa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mahwisa is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 46 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 302 people, or 1 in 175,303. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawisa921,120/
Machwaisa885/
Machwuisa884/
Machweisa882/
Mawissa8620/
Mavhisa8620/
Mahwesa861/
Machuisa80401/
Maiwisai808/
Mavhaisa807/
Mahuisay806/
Mahwesia803/
Mathuisa802/
Machvisa801/
Mochwisa801/
Mabisa77450/
Mowisa77213/
Mawesa77184/
Mawusa77119/
Mavisa7740/
Mawiza7736/
Mawija771/
Mahawicha7526/
Maswitsha752/
Mahavisha751/
Mabhiza712,233/
Mavhiza711,222/
Mabissa71492/
Mahweso71106/
Mavisca7185/
Mabaisa7166/
Mahawichai7128/
Mabuisa7121/
Mahahabisa7114/
Mavisas717/
Maswesa715/
Mavisah714/
Mahviza713/
Mawyosa711/
Mawuhsa711/
Mavisha711/
Mabhesa711/
Maibisa711/
Mawisho711/
Mabisay711/
Mahweza711/
Mavaisa711/
Mhabisa711/
Mabisha711/
Maivisa711/
Mahawichad711/
Maivusa711/
Mevaisay67717/
Mabuisha67328/
Mawichai67108/
Mavhaiso6777/
Mahawuza6727/
Mavhizha6715/
Matvisat674/
Mabhesha671/
Machuesa671/
Mehvisha671/
Mabhizha671/
Mavhesha671/

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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 Mahwisa
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