Mawasa Surname

502,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mawasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
Zimbabwe1341:115,21115,687
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mawasa (35) may also be a first name.

Mawasa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawasa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawasa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 502,491st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,143,037 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mawasa reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 58 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mawasa is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 196,488. Apart from The DR Congo this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Mawasa Last Name Statistics demography

Mawasa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.04% less than the national average, earning R 94,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawasha922,471/
Maiwasa9271/
Mawassa9235/
Mawasia922/
Mawasai921/
Maiwassa86727/
Maiwasha86137/
Mauwasha8621/
Maïwassa8612/
Mmawasha863/
Maewasha862/
Maihwasa861/
Maswasha861/
Maiwasoa861/
Maywassa861/
Mhawasha861/
Mabasa8345,527/
Mavasa832,748/
Mawasi83929/
Mawaso83202/
Mawesa83184/
Mawaza83177/
Mowasa83123/
Mawosa8367/
Mawasy8332/
Mawase8323/
Mewasa8310/
Mawaxa833/
Machwasha806/
Machwaisa805/
Maiwassaa801/
Maiwwassa801/
Mabasha77752/
Mawassi77294/
Mohwasa77207/
Mavhasa77150/
Mabassa77144/
Mawacha77123/
Mawashi7781/
Mabaisa7766/
Mawadja7755/
Mavasha7723/
Maiwaso7714/
Mawacay7713/
Mawoesa7712/
Mauwasi778/
Maywaza777/
Mawasid775/
Mowasat774/
Mawashe773/
Mawaazo773/
Mewassa773/
Mauwaza773/
Maiwase773/
Maibasa772/
Mawasse772/
Mawossa772/
Mahwesa771/
Mawasih771/
Maswosa771/
Mabhasa771/
Mowasay771/
Mawajja771/
Mawases771/
Mawaseu771/
Mawazza771/
Mabaasa771/
Mavaisa771/
Mawajha771/
Mawasie771/
Maewaza771/
Mmawase771/
Maiwashe711,391/
Mabhasha7180/
Mavatsha7179/
Mhavasha7131/
Maiwasso7126/
Maabasha7122/
Maiwashi7113/
Mavhaisa717/
Mabeasea717/
Maibasha717/
Mawassie716/
Massuasa714/
Mhabasha714/
Mahuasay714/
Maewasoh714/
Mathuasa713/
Maibassa712/
Mawassii712/
Mawassou712/
Mouwassa712/
Mahwacha711/
Mavashea711/
Mavhasha711/
Mawajjah711/
Mabaasha711/
Mmabasha711/
Maiwaasi711/
Mawoutsa711/
Mawashee711/
Mawasseu711/
Mawatsop711/
Maivasai711/
Maiwaaso711/
Mawasseh711/
Maiwahse711/
Mohwasha711/
Mawazhad711/
Mabashay711/
Mabaso6790,104/
Mawazo6757,222/
Maweza671,009/
Mavasi67975/
Mayhuasca67601/
Mabaza67390/
Mawoso67336/
Mabasi67310/
Mavaza67295/
Mawajo67211/
Mobasa67208/
Mabosa67161/
Mawoza67132/
Mavase67127/
Mabaxa6788/
Mavesa6785/
Mavaca6770/
Mabase6757/
Mavosa6743/
Mavaso6727/
Mahbashah6714/
Maihuasca6712/
Mowasy6710/
Mowase676/
Mawace675/
Maabhasha674/
Mawose674/
Mowaso673/
Mewaza673/
Mowasi672/
Movasa672/
Machweisa672/
Maweso671/
Mawoja671/
Mawosi671/
Mevasa671/
Mowaca671/
Mewesa671/
Machwazas671/
Mabasò671/
Mowaza671/
Mowesa671/
Mawaco671/
Mahawashi671/
Matthuasa670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mawasa
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