Mawa Surname

8,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Mawa Surname Definition:

Mawa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: dawn.

Mawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh35,5971:4,477409
Uganda11,9971:3,254577
DR Congo6,0131:12,2871,539
Sudan3,0801:12,1791,700
Ivory Coast3,0231:7,632666
Indonesia2,4351:54,3126,027
Cameroon1,0301:20,1642,744
Papua New Guinea8911:9,151732
India7391:1,037,97843,360
Vanuatu3931:670148
Congo3521:14,1741,776
Tanzania3241:163,40014,541
Philippines2121:477,53957,195
Malaysia1611:183,19410,967
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Zimbabwe851:181,62621,765
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Mawa (55,577) may also be a first name.

Mawa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mawa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: dawn.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mawa Last Name Facts

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

Mawa (Arabic: ماوا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻭﻩ, Hindi: माया, Oriya: ମୱା) is found most in Bangladesh. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,527th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 109,082 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Mawa reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 16,896th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 55,577 people.

The surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 35,597 people, or 1 in 4,477. Not including Bangladesh this last name exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Mawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mawa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mawa last name grew 586 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mawa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mawa last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.66% less than the national average, earning R 157,644 per year; in United States they earn 14.6% more than the national average, earning $49,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.23% less than the national average, earning $28,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauwa8932,555/
Mawah8913,628/
Maiwa891,578/
Mawai891,220/
Mawua891,056/
Mawoa89909/
Mahwa89874/
Maywa89628/
Maway89594/
Mawau89210/
Mawaa89208/
Mmawa89188/
Maawa89175/
Mawea89123/
Meawa8980/
Maewa8951/
Mawwa8931/
Mawaj8921/
Mhawa8912/
Mawha8912/
Majwa8911/
Hmawa892/
Ma'wa891/
Mahuwa801,806/
Mahwai801,273/
Maiwat80540/
Mahawa80461/
Meaway80338/
Maiwai80210/
Mahwea80118/
Mawooa8069/
Maiway8050/
Mawaha8049/
Mawoha8048/
Maywah8045/
Mawass8039/
Mahwah8035/
Mawaih8018/
Maihwa8016/
Maiwah8015/
H'Mawa8014/
Mauwad8012/
Masswa8012/
Majwat8012/
Maawaa805/
Mawwah804/
Mawwad804/
Mawahy804/
Mawead804/
Mayway804/
Mauwah803/
Mawatt803/
Mahway803/
Mawaia803/
Mawhat802/
Maswas802/
Mauwai802/
Maiwua802/
Maywad801/
Mawaai801/
Maeway801/
Mhaiwa801/
Mhawat801/
Maawua801/
Maweea801/
Mawhai801/
Mawhay801/
Mauway801/
Mauwua801/
Mauywa801/
Mawa'a801/
Mawaah801/
Mawads801/
Mawazz801/
Maawah801/
Maawaz801/
M'Gawa801/
M'Mawa801/
Maaiwa801/
Majjwa801/
Mahywa801/
Mmauwa801/
Mawioa801/
Maywau801/
Mawahe801/
Maweaa801/
Mgajwa801/
Meawat801/
Maywaa801/
Maywat801/
Majwad801/
Maewah801/
Maawai801/
Maba7511,140/
Mowa759,216/
Mawi758,683/
Mawe754,262/
Mava753,804/
Mewa752,943/
Mawo752,365/
Mawy7578/
Mawj752/
Mahawai7368/
Maswach7314/
Mawhaya7312/
Meahway7310/
Mawajje7310/
Maswuha739/
Mawaggi737/
Mahawaa734/
Meawaad734/
Mawaidz733/
Mahaiwa732/
Maswadh732/
Maywait731/
Mawasth731/
Mawgaha731/
Mauhwaa731/
Maewaih731/
Maiwath731/
Maywaya731/
Mawwass731/
Maswath731/
Mawahai731/
Mahawaj731/
Mahaway731/
Maaweea731/
Mawhead730/
Mausway730/
Maawash730/
Masswau730/
Maweu678,292/
Mabea675,473/
Maiba674,800/
Masua673,344/
Maeva672,593/
Maaba671,708/
Mabai671,077/
Mewah671,071/
Mavoa671,069/
Maiva671,010/
Mhawi67937/
Mawey67893/
Mawoh67849/
Mhewa67636/
Mavai67625/
Mauba67615/
Mavas67569/
Mayba67541/
Mhowa67523/
Mabau67374/
Mmewa67362/
Mavad67355/
Mmowa67350/
Meiwa67291/
Maabi67283/
Mauwe67276/
Mabha67272/
Mawei67269/
Maiwe67218/
Maabe67195/
Maawi67181/
Mavat67177/
Mayua67176/
Majwe67174/
Moiwa67173/
Mahwi67173/
Muiwa67166/
Mahwe67159/
Maiwo67157/
Mowah67156/
Mabay67137/
Mawii67130/
Mevaa67114/
Majua67108/
Meaba67104/
Mavaa67100/
Mawoo6791/
Mouwa6788/
Mawie6788/
Maabo6788/
Mavah6787/
Maywe6783/
Maweh6774/
Moowa6772/
Maavi6768/
Mmaba6765/
Matva6764/
Mauva6753/
Moway6740/
Mgawo6737/
Mawee6737/
Mauwi6733/
Maave6731/
Meava6730/
Mowai6730/
Mawou6728/
Mahwy6728/
Mabaa6727/
Mavay6724/
Maywi6723/
Meuwa6722/
Meway6721/
Mewai6720/
Meawe6719/
Maiua6717/
Mawui6717/
Mahwo6717/
Maava6716/
Maawe6716/
Mawos6716/
Mavaj6714/
Mavea6714/
Maaby6713/
Mawje6712/
Mayva6712/
Mehwa6711/
Mawej6710/
Mohwa6710/
Masva6710/
Mavha6710/
Mawhi679/
Meywa679/
Mahva677/
Maawo676/
Movaa675/
Mmava675/
Mhaba675/
Mawuo675/
Hmawi675/
Maewo675/
Mawoi675/
Hmawe674/
Maavy674/
Maiwi674/
Mavga674/
Mhawe674/
Mavau674/
Mgawy674/
Mauwo673/
Meewa673/
Maawy673/
Mavap672/
Mhava672/
Mavaz672/
Mowaj672/
Meawo672/
Mobaa672/
Maëva672/
Mawiy672/
Mawue672/
Mawgi672/
Mawoy672/
Majwi672/
Moywa672/
Mahaswat672/
Majva671/
Mahywaya671/
Mawhe671/
Mawho671/
Mawoz671/
Mawwo671/
Mashwaid671/
Mahaiwai671/
Meawi671/
Maïba671/
Mewaa671/
Mmawe671/
Mhawy671/
Mewau671/
Mawih671/
Mawuy671/
Mahwaish671/
Maaweeha671/

Mawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mawa in the Hindi language
मायाmaya-
Mawa in the Oriya language
ମୱାmawa-
Mawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻭﻩamawh37.34
ﺍﻣﺎﻭamaw20.89
ﺍﻣﺎﻭﺍamawa6.96
ﻣﺎﻭﻩmawh6.96
ﻣﺎﻭﺍmawa5.06
ﻣﺎﻭmaw5.06
ﺃﻣﺎﻭamaw3.8
ﺍﻣﻮamw1.9
ﺃﻣﺎﻭﺍamawa1.9
ﺃﻣﺎﻭﻩamawh1.9
ﺍﻣﺎﻭﻯamawy1.27
ﺍﻣﻮﻩamwh1.27
ﺃﻣﺎﻭﺓamawt0.63
ﻣﻮﺓmwt0.63
ﻣﻮﺍmwa0.63
ﺃﻣﻮﻩamwh0.63
ﺍﻣﺎﻭﺓamawt0.63
ﻣﺎﻭﻯmawy0.63
ﺍﻣﻮﺍamwa0.63
Mawa in the Arabic language
ماواmawa-
عمواmwa-
مواmwa-

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