Mawesa Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Mawesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 120 | 1:132,083 | 9,814 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mawesa (10) may also be a first name.
Mawesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mawesa has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawesa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mawesa is the 1,252,959th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mawesa reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mawesa is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.
It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 132,083. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 62 percent reside, Central Province, where 36 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Mawesa
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