Mawiwa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Mawiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mawiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawiwa is found most in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Mawiwa are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mawiwa is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 89 percent reside and Western Cape, where 11 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Mawiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mawiwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.56% less than the national average, earning R 122,232 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiwiwa921/
Maswiwat866/
Mawuwa831,602/
Mawiwi8332/
Mawewa832/
Mawiva831/
Machwiwat801/
Mavaiwa7720/
Maawuwa777/
Mabaiwa774/
Mauwuwa771/
Maweewa771/
Mabijwa771/
Mahwihwi71225/
Mawayway7114/
Mahawewa7112/
Maswewat714/
Maiwaibe711/
Masviwat711/
Maswewas711/
Mouwiwga711/
Mouvaiwa711/
Mabaihwa711/
Mawagiua711/
Moubaiwa711/
Mabiba67553/
Mawewe67423/
Mavuwa67223/
Mobiwa67193/
Maviva67102/
Mabiva678/
Maviba676/
Mawuwo673/
Mawebi671/
Mowuwa671/
Mabewi671/
Mavewa671/
Mawibe671/
Maweva671/
Meviwa671/

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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 Mawiwa
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