Mavuwa Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Mavuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 111 | 1:139,083 | 18,071 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mavuwa (40) may also be a first name.
Mavuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mavuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mavuwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mavuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,098,270th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mavuwa are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 40 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 139,083. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 63 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 32 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 1 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Mavuwa occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mavhuwa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mavuuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masvuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mavuhwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mavhuswa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mawuwa | 83 | 1,602 | / |
| Mavuba | 83 | 931 | / |
| Mavuva | 83 | 25 | / |
| Mavuwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mavouba | 77 | 216 | / |
| Mabauwa | 77 | 113 | / |
| Maibuwa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mawuswa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mavhuba | 77 | 8 | / |
| Maawuwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mabuway | 77 | 3 | / |
| Matvuva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maswuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mavhuva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mavuuba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mauwuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mabhauwa | 71 | 43 | / |
| Mavubhai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Maswuswa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Masvuvah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mavhuvha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahavuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mabuba | 67 | 672 | / |
| Mavuvo | 67 | 163 | / |
| Maviva | 67 | 102 | / |
| Mawiwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mabuva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mawuwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mavubo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mawiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meviwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mowuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mabhauhwa | 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
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- 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 Mavuwa
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