Mandwa Surname

301,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Israel

Mandwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mandwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5211:101,6159,954
Uganda4251:91,8579,478
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Israel1081:79,2379,601
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mandwa (210) may also be a first name.

Mandwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mandwa (Marathi: मांडवा) is found most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mandwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mandwa is the 301,281st most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,779,180 people. The surname Mandwa is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Mandwa reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mandwa is also the 624,169th most common first name globally, borne by 210 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 521 people, or 1 in 101,615. In Tanzania Mandwa is most common in: Shinyanga Region, where 50 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 24 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 34 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Mandwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mandwa last name is principally Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mandwad9215/
Mandwai9214/
Maandwa921/
Mandway921/
Mandwat921/
Mandwaya862/
Mondwa83545/
Mandua83320/
Mandwe83187/
Mandva83104/
Mandwi8313/
Mantwa8313/
Mandwo832/
Mamdwa831/
Manthwa77167/
Mhondwa7762/
Mandwee7730/
Manduas7712/
Mandwes7712/
Mandbah779/
Mandbai778/
Mondway775/
Maindwe772/
Manduae771/
Maundwe771/
Manduay771/
Meandwe771/
Moundwa771/
Mmantwa771/
Mandvai771/
Mandvat771/
Mandvad771/
Mandhva771/
Maindwi771/
Mandwei771/
Mandvaya7112/
Masindwe715/
Masendwe714/
Matentwa711/
Manduaie711/
Mantua673,376/
Mandve671,072/
Mondwe67682/
Mandui67190/
Mandvi67169/
Mondua6799/
Mandue6748/
Mandby6711/
Montwa675/
Mamdua675/
Maindwood675/
Manduo674/
Mandbi673/
Mantwe672/
Matindwet671/

Mandwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mandwa in the Marathi language
मांडवाmandava-

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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
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  • 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 Mandwa
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