Mawunya Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Mawunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mawunya (567) may also be a first name.

Mawunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawunya is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawunya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mawunya is the 4,307,654th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Mawunya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mawunya reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mawunya is also the 352,372nd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 567 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 3,002,299. Without taking into account Ghana Mawunya exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawunyah934/
Mawunyo861,324/
Mabunya86499/
Mawonya8663/
Mawunye8635/
Mavunya8634/
Mawugna864/
Mambunya8026/
Mawougna801/
Manwonyea751/
Mavunja7151/
Mavunia7141/
Mawonye7120/
Mawunje712/
Mawonja712/
Mavunyo711/
Mawonia711/
Mabunja711/
Mavounia6721/
Mambunja6716/
Mavhunja6713/
Mgawunje679/
Mavhonya671/
Manbunja671/
Mavougnia631/
Mawoungne631/
Mavunje571,062/
Mavunge57187/
Mabunjo5734/
Mavunji5710/
Mabunje571/
Mavhunje5336/
Mavhunge5329/
Mombunye531/
Mombunja531/
Monbunyo531/
Mabounje531/
Mambunji531/
Mavhunji531/
Mabounieh501/
Mabounnie501/

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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 Mawunya
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