Mawasha Surname

173,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mawasha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawasha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4301:22,2952,820
Guyana221:34,6463,602
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mawasha (97) may also be a first name.

Mawasha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawasha occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawasha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mawasha is the 173,814th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,949,229 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mawasha live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mawasha is also the 962,660th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 97 people.

The surname Mawasha is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,430 people, or 1 in 22,295. In South Africa Mawasha is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 65 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and North West, where 3 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mawasha Last Name Statistics demography

Mawasha earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.01% less than the national average, earning R 187,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiwasha93137/
Mauwasha9321/
Mmawasha933/
Maewasha932/
Maswasha931/
Mhawasha931/
Mawasa92654/
Machwasha886/
Mabasha86752/
Mawacha86123/
Mawashi8681/
Maiwasa8671/
Mawosha8643/
Mawassa8635/
Mavasha8623/
Mawesha865/
Mawashe863/
Mawasia862/
Mawasai861/
Mawasih861/
Maiwashe801,391/
Maiwassa80727/
Mabhasha8080/
Mavatsha8079/
Mhavasha8031/
Maabasha8022/
Maiwashi8013/
Maïwassa8012/
Maibasha807/
Mhabasha804/
Maewasoh804/
Mahwacha801/
Maihwasa801/
Mavashea801/
Mavhasha801/
Mabaasha801/
Mmabasha801/
Mawashee801/
Maiwasoa801/
Maywassa801/
Mawasseh801/
Mohwasha801/
Mabashay801/
Mabasa7745,527/
Mavasa772,748/
Mawasi77929/
Mawaso77202/
Mowasa77123/
Mawasy7732/
Mawase7723/
Mewasa7710/
Mawaxa773/
Mahbashah7514/
Machwaisa755/
Maabhasha754/
Maiwassaa751/
Maiwwassa751/
Mahawashi751/
Mawocha71336/
Mawassi71294/
Mohwasa71207/
Mavhasa71150/
Mabassa71144/
Mavashe71124/
Mawacho7176/
Mabaisa7166/
Mawosho7160/
Mavashi7150/
Mawachi7143/
Mawesho7141/
Mawache7134/
Mowashi7120/
Mavasih7117/
Maiwaso7114/
Mabashi7112/
Mauwasi718/
Mabosha717/
Movasha716/
Mawhace716/
Mawasid715/
Mawoshi714/
Mowasat714/
Mabashe714/
Mawaazo713/
Mewassa713/
Mauwaza713/
Maiwase713/
Mawoshe713/
Maibasa712/
Mawasse712/
Mavacha712/
Mabhasa711/
Mewosha711/
Mowasay711/
Mawases711/
Mawaseu711/
Mawazza711/
Mavesha711/
Mabaasa711/
Mowashe711/
Mowesha711/
Mowosha711/
Mavaisa711/
Mawasie711/
Mmawase711/
Mahawachai711/
Mahvashi67142/
Maibashi6743/
Mhavashe6733/
Maiwasso6726/
Mawachou678/
Mabeasea677/
Mawassie676/
Massuasa674/
Mahuasay674/
Mabhashi674/
Mathuasa673/
Masvocha672/
Maibassa672/
Mawassii672/
Mawassou672/
Mouwassa672/
Movashah672/
Mavasher671/
Mavashez671/
Mavhesha671/
Mabhasho671/
Maiwaasi671/
Mawasseu671/
Mawatchi671/
Mawatsop671/
Mawazeeh671/
Maivasai671/
Maiwaaso671/
Mahwache671/
Mhabashi671/
Mabhashe671/
Mabhosha671/
Maiwahse671/
Mowaadshaah671/

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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
  • 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 Mawasha
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