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) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mayawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 417,776th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. The last name is primarily found 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. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 67 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 455 people, or 1 in 34,835. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 51 percent are found, Central Province, where 34 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found.
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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