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 surname Mawai (Hindi: मावई, Marathi: मवाई) is found most frequently in Iran. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mawai is the 309,145th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,973,398 people. Mawai occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Mawai reside; 37 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 326,733rd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 647 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 206,405. In Iran Mawai is most prevalent in: Kermanshah Province, where 70 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 13 percent are found and Hamadan Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Iran Mawai occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.
Mawai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mawai surname is primarily 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