Maiwa Surname
Approximately 1,578 people bear this surname
Maiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 645 | 1:71,597 | 6,756 |
| Japan | 426 | 1:300,104 | 11,151 |
| Papua New Guinea | 211 | 1:38,643 | 4,669 |
| Nigeria | 149 | 1:1,188,878 | 48,183 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Maiwa (1,190) may also be a first name.
Maiwa Demographics
Maiwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maiwa (Arabic: معيوا) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maiwa? popularity and diffusion
Maiwa is the 251,147th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,618,217 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Maiwa live; 41 percent live in East Africa and 27 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Maiwa is also the 229,828th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 1,190 people.
Maiwa is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 645 people, or 1 in 71,597. In Kenya Maiwa is primarily concentrated in: Baringo County, where 29 percent reside, Bomet County, where 20 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Maiwa is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.
Maiwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Maiwa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Maiwa earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 24.9% less than the national average, earning R 178,476 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maiwa in the Arabic language | ||
| معيوا | mywa | - |
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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 Maiwa
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