Mawuya Surname
Approximately 534 people bear this surname
Mawuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 169 | 1:91,351 | 13,091 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Uganda | 44 | 1:887,256 | 40,445 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mawuya (102) may also be a first name.
Mawuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mawuya (Marathi: मावूया) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawuya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 585,898th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mawuya are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 935,178th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 102 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 91,351. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 27 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 17 percent are found and Harare Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Malawi, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mawuya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mawuya in the Marathi language | ||
| मावूया | mavuya | - |
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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 Mawuya
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