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 held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawowa? popularity and diffusion
Mawowa is the 1,290,735th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name 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 frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 119,676. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 59 percent are found, Harare Province, where 16 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
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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