Mamuwa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Mamuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mamuwa (11) may also be a first name.
Mamuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mamuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mamuwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mamuwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Mamuwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mamuwa are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mamuwa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Mamuwa is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 25 percent are found, Kano, where 25 percent are found and Ondo, where 25 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 40 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maimuwa | 92 | 15 | / |
| Mamuwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mammuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masmuwah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mamuwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mamiwa | 83 | 180 | / |
| Mamuwo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mamuba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mamuwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mamubah | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mamueva | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mamhiwa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mmamiwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mamubea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mamouwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mamouba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mamuswi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mamuwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhamiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mamubhai | 71 | 35 | / |
| Mhamhiwa | 71 | 25 | / |
| M'Mamiwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Moumouwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mmamiwah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mmamoewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mammuiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mamube | 67 | 107 | / |
| Mamubo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mamuve | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mamubi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mamuvo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mamiva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mamowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mamuby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mamowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mamowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhamauswa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mamuwa
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