Mawawi Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Mawawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mawawi (53) may also be a first name.

Mawawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawawi is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mawawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mawawi is the 1,795,579th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Mawawi live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Mawawi is also the 1,366,219th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 53 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Excluding The DR Congo Mawawi is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 36 percent reside and Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawavi833,664/
Mawawa832,283/
Mawawe834/
Maiwawe7723/
Mawavid7712/
Mewawai774/
Mahbawi772/
Mawaswe771/
Mahwavi771/
Mawayway7114/
Maywaywa715/
Mawhawha712/
Maiwaibe711/
Mashwawy711/
Mawewe67423/
Mowawa67225/
Mavavi6737/
Mawave6731/
Mobawi6719/
Mababi673/
Mowawe672/
Movawi671/
Mawowe671/
Mabavi671/

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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 Mawawi
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