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 occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mawiwa is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Mawiwa live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa Mawiwa is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 89 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

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
  • 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 Mawiwa
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