Manawa Surname

287,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Manawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5941:89,1278,997
Nigeria1991:890,16538,757
Thailand1461:483,82484,756
Cameroon1261:164,83417,742
India841:9,131,731182,786
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zambia211:754,75827,278
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
United States121:30,204,911765,334
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
England41:13,929,515290,718
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Manawa (2,585) may also be a first name.

Manawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manawa (Arabic: معناوي, Marathi: मनवा) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Manawa? popularity and diffusion

Manawa is the 287,725th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,462,928 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Manawa live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Manawa is also the 144,694th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 2,585 people.

Manawa is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 594 people, or 1 in 89,127. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Geita Region, where 48 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 22 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 18 percent live. Besides Tanzania it is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.

Manawa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Manawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.78% less than the national average, earning R 38,556 per year and in United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manaiwa92485/
Magnawa92412/
Manaway92166/
Mainawa9288/
Manawah9234/
Manawai9219/
Mannawa922/
Manawaj921/
Manawad921/
Manhawa921/
Mamnawaz8622/
Mangawea868/
Maanaswa867/
Mangawah864/
Mahnaway864/
Mannawat862/
Mainaiwa862/
Mahnawaz862/
Mainawai861/
Maanawat861/
Maignawa861/
Manahawa861/
Mannaway861/
Mangaway861/
Mhangawa861/
Masnawaz861/
Manawatt861/
Manaweat861/
Manaba832,718/
Manawi831,169/
Manewa83929/
Manava83645/
Manawy83615/
Manowa83550/
Monawa8390/
Manawe8390/
Menawa8358/
Manawo8336/
Mangawhai806/
Mannava775,775/
Manaeva773,289/
Mangava772,056/
Monaiwa771,104/
Manabay77373/
Manabai77252/
Manavat77233/
Mannawi77160/
Manavad77100/
Mahnawi7777/
Mainawe7773/
Manawee7759/
Manhava7730/
Masnava7720/
Manabau7719/
Moinawa7719/
Monajwa7717/
Manowah7716/
Manouwa7716/
Manavah7715/
Manavas7714/
Magnawi7713/
Manewai7711/
Manaavi7711/
Manoway7710/
Manewah779/
Manavai778/
Manaiwo777/
Maanava775/
Manavau775/
Maanawi775/
Manavay774/
Maneaba774/
Manauba774/
Mangawy774/
Mainowa773/
Mounawa773/
Manaiba773/
Manavaj772/
Manaiva772/
Manaweh772/
Mannowa772/
Mainewa772/
Maanawy772/
Magnawe772/
Mainawi772/
Monaewa772/
Manaava771/
Manauva771/
Manauwe771/
Manavap771/
Manhawo771/
Manhewa771/
Manhowa771/
Mannewa771/
Monawai771/
Manawoo771/
Menaway771/
Manawou771/
Mahnawy771/
Matnawe771/
Maenava771/
Maneava771/
Mhanawi771/
Meanawy771/
Manabea771/
Monauwa771/
Maneewa771/
Manawed771/
Manavaz770/
Monaway770/
Manawey770/
Manabhai7114,631/
Maynabay71199/
Mhangawi71115/
Maynaeva7197/
Maanaeva7194/
Mainabai7172/
Mangavha7134/
Maignowa7129/
Mongaway7127/
Manahave7122/
Mannaeva7116/
Masnavas7112/
Mannavat7111/
Mainavat7110/
Manhaeva7110/
Manaybay719/
Manabhau716/
Mainaeva716/
Mahanawi716/
Mannavaa715/
Mannavad715/
Maneewai715/
Manawech715/
Maunabai714/
Manaibai713/
Mahanava713/
Mahnaeva712/
Manavahe712/
Magnavat711/
Maneawer711/
Manavadd711/
Manavait711/
Monaweau711/
Mannewah711/
Maignawe711/
Mainaawe711/
Mainabay711/
Manaaiva711/
Manavaij711/
Manawees711/
Mangaiva711/
Mounnawa711/
Mounawah711/
Mangawyi711/
Masnavha711/
Monauhwa711/
Mounawad711/
Manabe6748,596/
Manave678,025/
Maneva674,182/
Manova674,162/
Manavi671,527/
Monewa671,519/
Manabo67516/
Manoba67338/
Menewa67267/
Monawe67238/
Manowe67225/
Manabi67144/
Manewo67119/
Monaba6740/
Monowa6739/
Menava6737/
Mangawuhi6732/
Manowo6727/
Mañaba6727/
Monawi6715/
Manavy6712/
Mahanaswe6711/
Manavo677/
Mangawuhe675/
Monawo675/
Menowa674/
Manabhaij673/
Mahanavaj671/
Mainabaai671/
Maunabhai671/
Manaavath671/
Monava671/
Manabè671/
Maheinawe671/
Manabí671/
Manavaijh671/
Manaví671/
Menawo671/

Manawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Manawa in the Marathi language
मनवाmanava-
Manawa in the Arabic language
معناويmnawy-

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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 Manawa
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