Mamwa Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1171:177,51318,775
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Mamwa (49) may also be a first name.

Mamwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mamwa is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mamwa is the 912,827th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mamwa reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name Mamwa is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: West Region, where 71 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 26 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamwas916/
Mahmwa914/
Mamwah912/
Mahmwad836/
Matimwa832/
Masimwa831/
Mamba8091,922/
Manwa802,730/
Mamua80487/
Mamwo80133/
Mamwe8060/
Memwa8010/
Momwa809/
Mamwi804/
Mamva802/
Mamwé801/
Machemwa772/
Mahamwad772/
Mattmwad771/
Mattemwa771/
Mautemwa771/
Mahmwaad771/
Maimba733,094/
Maumba732,533/
Mamuad732,137/
Mambea73964/
Mhamba73634/
Mammba73532/
Maamba73509/
Mambai73424/
Mmonwa73287/
Mmamba73268/
Manwah73165/
Manwai73132/
Mhomwa7374/
Mamuas7370/
Mambau7367/
Mgomwa7354/
Mambay7353/
Manway7335/
Mamuat7323/
Mamwoo7320/
Mambha7319/
Manwau7319/
Mamuay7313/
Mambaa7310/
Mamuaj738/
Mahmua736/
Momway736/
Mainwa735/
Mhemwa735/
Maimua733/
Muimwa733/
Mahmba733/
Maymba732/
Mannwa732/
Manwha732/
Mammua731/
Mamuap731/
Momwad731/
Mambaí731/
Maunwa731/
Maemua731/
Mamuoa731/
Mamwey731/
Mamwou731/
Manmba731/
Maymua731/
Meamba731/
Memwai731/
Mamweu731/
Manwua731/
Mmanwa731/
Manwaj731/
Manwas731/
Mamuaz731/
Mammuad6759/
Masnway6740/
Meanway6737/
Majmuah6726/
Matmuah6713/
Mamuahe6713/
Maimbai6713/
Mambhai6711/
Manmbay674/
Maambah673/
M'Mamba673/
Mainewa672/
Maumbay672/
Mahamva671/
Mahmbai671/
Mahumwe671/
Maaimba671/
Manwait671/
Mganwaâ671/
Maimmba671/
Mambeah671/
Mamwwoo671/
Masinwa671/
Maambai671/
Manmbai671/
Mainwah671/
Mambaha671/
Mhambau671/
M'Ambau671/
Mohmwad671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mamwa
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