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
Mavuwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mavuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mavuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,098,270th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. The surname Mavuwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mavuwa reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mavuwa is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 40 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 139,083. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 63 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 32 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it is found in 9 countries. It is also common 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
- 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 Mavuwa
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