Mayawa Surname
Approximately 832 people bear this surname
Mayawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 455 | 1:34,835 | 3,518 |
| Tanzania | 172 | 1:307,800 | 23,568 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mayawa (67) may also be a first name.
Mayawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mayawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mayawa (Marathi: माया) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mayawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 417,776th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mayawa are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mayawa is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 67 people.
Mayawa is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 34,835. In Zambia Mayawa is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 51 percent reside, Central Province, where 34 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Zambia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mayawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mayawa in the Marathi language | ||
| माया | maya | - |
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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 Mayawa
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