Mawai Surname
Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname
Mawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 372 | 1:206,405 | 16,504 |
| Thailand | 302 | 1:233,902 | 39,534 |
| Papua New Guinea | 145 | 1:56,233 | 7,159 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 1:5,954,796 | 35,971 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mawai (647) may also be a first name.
Mawai Demographics
Mawai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mawai (Hindi: मावई, Marathi: मवाई) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mawai is the 309,145th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,973,398 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Mawai live; 37 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 326,733rd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 647 people.
It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 206,405. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Kermanshah Province, where 70 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 13 percent reside and Hamadan Province, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Iran Mawai exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.
Mawai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mawai earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.53% less than the national average, earning R 160,344 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mawai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mawai in the Marathi language | ||
| मवाई | mava'i | - |
| Mawai in the Hindi language | ||
| मावई | mava'i | 50 |
| मवई | mava'i | 33.33 |
| मावी | mavi | 16.67 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Mawai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis