Mawenya Surname
Approximately 552 people bear this surname
Mawenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 539 | 1:98,222 | 9,725 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mawenya Demographics
Average Mawenya Salary in
South Africa
R 53,532
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mawenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mawenya is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 571,325th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawenya reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Mawenya is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 539 people, or 1 in 98,222. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 37 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 17 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Mawenya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Mawenya Last Name Statistics demography
Mawenya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.47% less than the national average, earning R 53,532 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahwenya | 93 | 36 | / |
| Mawuenya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mashwenya | 88 | 9 | / |
| Mawenja | 86 | 27 | / |
| Mawenye | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mabenya | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mawanya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mowenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mavenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahwinya | 80 | 22 | / |
| Manbenya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mavhenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahwenye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mawhinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matveenya | 75 | 113 | / |
| Moshwenya | 75 | 8 | / |
| Manbenhya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Manwonyea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahwenyio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mawanja | 71 | 753 | / |
| Mawenje | 71 | 211 | / |
| Mabinya | 71 | 147 | / |
| Mawania | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mawenji | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mavinya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mavenia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mawonja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mawinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawegne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawenie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mabenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mowanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mambinya | 67 | 139 | / |
| Mahwinye | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mamwenje | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mavhinya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Matvenia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Momwinya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mabhinya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Manbinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manuenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahwenje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahwinha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mavhonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mawaniha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mambenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mawenjje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahwenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahwinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mamwinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mombenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monwenye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mawenya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis