Mawuwa Surname

248,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mawuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6781:57,5806,764
DR Congo6701:110,26812,156
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe1041:148,44518,938
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Mawuwa (140) may also be a first name.

Mawuwa Last Name Facts

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

Mawuwa is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mawuwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 248,111th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,549,030 people. The surname Mawuwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawuwa are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mawuwa is also the 781,395th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 140 people.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 678 people, or 1 in 57,580. In Uganda Mawuwa is most common in: Kiryandongo District, where 24 percent reside, Zombo District, where 22 percent reside and Hoima District, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent reside and Malawi, where 7 percent reside.

Mawuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mawuwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.46% less than the national average, earning R 58,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawuswa9211/
Maawuwa927/
Maswuwa921/
Mauwuwa921/
Maswuswa866/
Mavuwa83223/
Mawiwa8313/
Mawuwo833/
Mowuwa831/
Mawuwe831/
Mabauwa77113/
Mawouba7763/
Maibuwa7712/
Mavhuwa774/
Mabuway773/
Masvuwa771/
Mmawuba771/
Moiwuwa771/
Maiwiwa771/
Mavuuwa771/
Mawuuba771/
Mavuhwa771/
Mabhauwa7143/
Maiwouwe7117/
Mavhuswa711/
Mawuvi671,265/
Mavuba67931/
Mabuba67672/
Mawowo67276/
Mavuva6725/
Mewuva673/
Mavuwe673/
Mabuva673/
Mowuba672/
Mawiva671/
Mawowe671/
Mabhauhwa671/
Mavuwo671/

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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 Mawuwa
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