Mawisa Surname

330,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,120 people bear this surname

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

Mawisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6041:89,69810,985
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Zimbabwe881:175,43521,257
England41:13,929,515290,718
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mawisa (201) may also be a first name.

Mawisa Last Name Facts

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

Mawisa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mawisa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 330,612th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,506,737 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mawisa reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 639,077th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 201 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 604 people, or 1 in 89,698. In South Africa Mawisa is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 36 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 36 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Outside of South Africa it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.

Mawisa Last Name Statistics demography

Mawisa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.5% less than the national average, earning R 134,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahwisa92303/
Mawissa9220/
Maiwisai868/
Mabisa83450/
Mowisa83213/
Mawesa83184/
Mawusa83119/
Mavisa8340/
Mawiza8336/
Mawisi8313/
Mawise834/
Mawija831/
Machwaisa805/
Machwuisa804/
Maswitsha802/
Machweisa802/
Mabissa77492/
Mawiset77167/
Mavisca7785/
Mabaisa7766/
Mabuisa7721/
Mavhisa7720/
Mavisas777/
Maswesa775/
Mawishi775/
Mawesha775/
Mavisah774/
Mawuhsa771/
Mavisha771/
Mawishe771/
Mawuise771/
Mahwise771/
Mahwesa771/
Maivisa771/
Mawyosa771/
Maibisa771/
Mabisha771/
Mhabisa771/
Mawisho771/
Mabisay771/
Maivusa771/
Mavaisa771/
Mevaisay71717/
Machuisa71401/
Mabuisha71328/
Maiwiset71117/
Mawichai71108/
Machwisi718/
Mavhaisa717/
Mahuisay716/
Matvisat714/
Mahwesia713/
Mathuisa712/
Maswiset712/
Mahwishi711/
Mochwisa711/
Machwise711/
Machvisa711/
Mawetsha711/
Mahawisy711/
Maswises711/
Maweja672,829/
Mabiza672,342/
Mabesa671,979/
Mobisa671,837/
Maweza671,009/
Mavica67477/
Mabisi67474/
Maviza67383/
Mavusa67341/
Mabiso67256/
Mavisi67198/
Mawese67159/
Mawuza67115/
Mavesa6785/
Mavise6764/
Mavija6757/
Maviso6729/
Mahawicha6726/
Mawuso6716/
Mabise678/
Mevisa672/
Mowisi672/
Mowica671/
Mabixa671/
Mawyxi671/
Mahavisha671/
Maweso671/
Mowise671/
Mewesa671/
Maiwoisso671/
Mowesa671/
Mowusa671/
Mawize671/

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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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  • 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 Mawisa
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