Mawawa Surname

185,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mawawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,0251:36,4844,516
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
France351:1,897,792163,564
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mawawa (160) may also be a first name.

Mawawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawawa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,616th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,192,092 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mawawa live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 725,185th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 160 people.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,025 people, or 1 in 36,484. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 6 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Mawawa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mawawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.49% less than the national average, earning R 84,384 per year and in United States they earn 31.71% more than the national average, earning $56,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiwawa9253/
Maswawa921/
Mawaswa921/
Maewawa921/
Mahwahwa86112/
Mawayway8614/
Maywaywa865/
Mawhawha862/
Mawashwa861/
Mashwawa861/
Mowawa83225/
Mawowa83176/
Mawawi83105/
Mawawe834/
Mawewa832/
Mawawo831/
Maswauswa801/
Mahwava7730/
Maiwawe7723/
Mewawai774/
Mawaswe771/
Majwaba771/
Mowawad771/
Mawabah771/
Maweewa771/
Mashwashwa7516/
Moywaywa71459/
Maiwaabe718/
Mashwawo716/
Moswaswa712/
Moshwawa711/
Mawagiua711/
Mashwawy711/
Maswhawo711/
Mowaswas711/
Mawavi673,664/
Mababa671,241/
Mawowo67276/
Mavava67134/
Mavaba6739/
Mawave6731/
Mavawo677/
Mowaba674/
Mowawe672/
Mobawa671/
Mavewa671/
Mawowe671/
Maweva671/
Mohwashwa671/

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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 Mawawa
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