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
Average Maiwa Salary in
United States
$34,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maiwa (Arabic: معيوا) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 251,147th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,618,217 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Maiwa reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 27 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 229,828th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 1,190 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 645 people, or 1 in 71,597. In Kenya Maiwa is most frequent in: Baringo County, where 29 percent reside, Bomet County, where 20 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.
Maiwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly 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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