Mawaka Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mawaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2371:65,1409,810
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Congo61:831,51616,072
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mawaka (204) may also be a first name.

Mawaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawaka has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 574,640th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. Mawaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mawaka are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 633,892nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 204 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 65,140. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 42 percent live, Harare Province, where 37 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Mawaka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mawaka surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Mawaka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.19% less than the national average, earning R 44,700 per year and in United States they earn 23.1% less than the national average, earning $33,183 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawakay9233/
Maiwaka9213/
Mawakka923/
Maywaka922/
Mawakha922/
Maawaka921/
Maswakay8628/
Mahwauka862/
Mawakhad861/
Mowaka83289/
Maweka8399/
Mawaki8389/
Mawoka8383/
Mavaka8370/
Mawako8328/
Mawake8328/
Mewaka832/
Mawaca831/
Maiwake771,979/
Mabakea7789/
Mauvaka7774/
Masuaka7742/
Maiwaki7726/
Mawakid7716/
Mawacay7713/
Mouwaka778/
Maiwaké776/
Maiwaqa774/
Maswake774/
Mawacke773/
Moswaka772/
Mahweka772/
Mavakad771/
Maubaka771/
Mabauka771/
Mabakaa771/
Mawooka771/
Mawakeu771/
Maybaka771/
Mabacka771/
Mayuaka771/
Mavaska771/
Mavhaka771/
Mavaika771/
Maiwakez718/
Maiwaike715/
Mawasker714/
Maswaike713/
Maiwakey711/
Maevakai711/
Maswakou711/
Mabheaka711/
Mmabakka711/
Masvaika711/
Maibhaka711/
Mawoko671,644/
Mavoka671,306/
Mowaki67260/
Mowoka67164/
Mowake67164/
Mavaca6770/
Movaka6762/
Mawoke6756/
Mabaca6735/
Maveka6731/
Mavake6720/
Mavaki679/
Mavako679/
Mawace675/
Mabaqa674/
Mouwakkat674/
Mawaqi671/
Mochwaika671/
Mowaca671/
Mowaqa671/
Mawaco671/
Maweko671/
Mowako671/
Moweka671/

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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 Mawaka
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