Mawowa Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Mawowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 129 | 1:119,676 | 16,190 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mawowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mawowa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,290,735th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. Mawowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawowa reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 119,676. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 59 percent reside, Harare Province, where 16 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahwowa | 92 | 49 | / |
| Mawow | 91 | 9 | / |
| Maswoswa | 86 | 63 | / |
| Mawawa | 83 | 2,283 | / |
| Mawowo | 83 | 276 | / |
| Mafowa | 83 | 66 | / |
| Meawow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mowa | 80 | 9,216 | / |
| Maww | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mawouba | 77 | 63 | / |
| Mavhowa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Maffowa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mabhowa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maphowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mawaswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maswouw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhowa | 73 | 523 | / |
| Mmowa | 73 | 350 | / |
| Mawaw | 73 | 346 | / |
| Mawaf | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mabow | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mahww | 73 | 1 | / |
| Majww | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mowab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mowaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mawavova | 71 | 21 | / |
| Masvoswa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mawhawha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maswosva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawashwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maw | 67 | 108,697 | / |
| Mow | 67 | 13,298 | / |
| Mavova | 67 | 235 | / |
| Mowawa | 67 | 225 | / |
| Mobowa | 67 | 164 | / |
| Mowafe | 67 | 122 | / |
| Maboba | 67 | 80 | / |
| Mowabo | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mabova | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mafova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mavawo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mawhob | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mofowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mowaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mahwab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mahbow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mawawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moowaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mobawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mawhaw | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mawowa
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