Manwa Surname

159,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Manwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0881:42,4454,424
Tanzania8361:63,3276,743
Zimbabwe3801:40,6276,272
Cameroon1511:137,54315,369
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
England261:2,143,00282,017
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
India151:51,137,692512,385
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Manwa (3,173) may also be a first name.

Manwa Last Name Facts

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

Manwa (Hindi: मनवा, Marathi: मानवा) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 159,798th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,669,431 people. The last name Manwa is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Manwa are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Manwa is also the 127,599th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 3,173 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,088 people, or 1 in 42,445. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 39 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 33 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Kenya Manwa occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found.

Manwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Manwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Manwa earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 101.56% more than the national average, earning $86,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Manway9135/
Manwau9119/
Mainwa915/
Mannwa912/
Manwha912/
Maunwa911/
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Manwaj911/
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Masnway8340/
Meanway8337/
Mainewa832/
Manwait831/
Mganwaâ831/
Masinwa831/
Mainwah831/
Manua803,067/
Manba80356/
Manwe80292/
Mamwa80291/
Manwo80187/
Monwa80171/
Manva80101/
Manwi8022/
Manwy801/
Maisenwa773/
Manwahap772/
Matesnwa771/
Maitinwa771/
Mmonwa73287/
Mhenwa73284/
Moonwa73236/
Monway73217/
Manuat73179/
Manuay73133/
Manuas73109/
Manbai7390/
Muonwa7389/
Monwah7349/
Monwai7341/
Monwea7321/
Meanwe7319/
Manuad7318/
Mainua7314/
Manwei7314/
Manvat7313/
Mainwo7313/
Mounwa7312/
Mannva7311/
Manhua7310/
Manweh738/
Mamwas736/
Manbay735/
Manbau734/
Manvad734/
Manbha734/
Mmanua734/
Mgonwa734/
Manbea734/
Manvaa733/
Manwoo733/
Maanba733/
Manwou733/
Manvay732/
Manvea732/
Mamwah732/
Menhwa732/
Mainva731/
Maanva731/
Manuap731/
Manvas731/
Monwoa731/
Manwoh731/
Manwhy731/
Manwij731/
Maunua731/
Mahnwi731/
Mamnwe731/
Mamnwi731/
Manmba731/
Manvai731/
Manwie731/
Manwoi731/
Mganwo731/
Monnwa731/
Monwap731/
Magnua731/
Machenwad711/
Mgonhwa67149/
Manouea6755/
Manuhea6734/
Matenua678/
Manbeah676/
Mosenwa674/
Manmbay674/
Moonwai674/
Moonwha673/
Manbhai673/
Matimwa672/
Meinway672/
Manguha672/
Mocinwa672/
Manvaja672/
Meunwai672/
Moonwat672/
Mahanba671/
Mahnvaj671/
Manbhaj671/
Manvath671/
Moinwad671/
Monwuah671/
Mounway671/
Masimwa671/
Magnuat671/
Mannwiy671/
Manmbai671/
Manuaii671/
Manvaha671/
Manhbai671/
Manuads671/
Masinua671/
Mahanwe671/
Mainbai671/
Manweed671/
Manvais670/

Manwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Manwa in the Hindi language
मनवाmanava-
Manwa in the Marathi language
मानवाmanava-

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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 Manwa
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