Mayerwa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mayerwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayerwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mayerwa Last Name Facts

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

Mayerwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mayerwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayerwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mayerwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 73 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 9 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayarwa867/
Mayorwa861/
Mayerva860/
Mayerbai801/
Mierwa7755/
Mairwa772/
Moerwa771/
Muerwa771/
Maerua771/
Mayirwe7118/
Mairewa7114/
Mujerwa7113/
Muyirwa716/
Mhairwa714/
Meharwa713/
Mearewa712/
Mayorba712/
Mayirua711/
Meerwah711/
Meirzwa711/
Maiarwa711/
Majerva711/
Mayorva711/
Majerhua6783/
Meerwgai6711/
Meharwad672/
Maheirwe672/
Majarwad672/
Muyhirwa671/
Maihrewa671/
Mayarbai671/
Muojerwa671/
Mairehwa671/

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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 Mayerwa
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