Mawuse Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Mawuse Surname User-submission:

The Mawuse surname means 'God has heard' or 'God hears'.

Mawuse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mawuse (3,632) may also be a first name.

Mawuse Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mawuse surname means 'God has heard' or 'God hears'.

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Mawuse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawuse is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mawuse.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawuse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 770,644th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mawuse live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mawuse is also the 117,247th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,632 people.

This surname is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Besides Ghana this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Mawuse Last Name Statistics demography

Mawuse earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.5% less than the national average, earning R 43,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawushe92148/
Mawusse923/
Mawutse921/
Mawuise921/
Mawus9155/
Mawusi834,818/
Mabuse832,381/
Mawusa83119/
Mavuse8317/
Mawuje8310/
Mawuze8310/
Mawise834/
Mawose834/
Mawuss831/
Mawusí831/
Mowuse831/
Mawussi773,642/
Mabushe77246/
Mavushe77131/
Mabusse777/
Mawutsi777/
Mawoshe773/
Mawushi773/
Mawousi772/
Mavhuse771/
Mahwise771/
Maibuse771/
Meuwuse771/
Mawishe771/
Mawuzhe771/
Mawujje771/
Mavutse771/
Mavouse771/
Majwusz771/
Mawuhsa771/
Mahwush771/
Mabus73893/
Mavus7353/
Mawos7316/
Mawuz731/
Mawoussi715,731/
Mahabuse7149/
Mowautse7111/
Mabhushe717/
Mabuisie712/
Mewhouse712/
Mahbouse711/
Mabousse711/
Mawhuzhe711/
Mabusi671,062/
Mavusa67341/
Mabeus67232/
Mobuse67154/
Mowose67137/
Mabuge67125/
Mawuza67115/
Mawosa6767/
Mavusi6766/
Mavise6764/
Maveus6753/
Mabuce6752/
Mabuze6729/
Maibus6724/
Maybus6716/
Mawuzi6716/
Mawisi6713/
Mahabhuse678/
Mabous678/
Mabuis677/
Mahabushe674/
Mawuji672/
Mowusi672/
Mawugi672/
Mawoze671/
Mawize671/
Mavuze671/
Mawosi671/
Meawos671/
Mowise671/
Mawuch671/
Mavuge671/
Mavous671/
Mabush671/
Mowusa671/
Mabuss670/

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