Mbawa Surname

71,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,1441:7,9851,197
Tanzania1,5381:34,4224,019
DR Congo1,0061:73,4398,576
Zambia8051:19,6892,188
Zimbabwe7551:20,4483,045
Kenya1651:279,87818,255
Uganda1461:267,39219,414
Indonesia1371:965,32371,212
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
England371:1,505,89364,828
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Liberia231:191,67512,886
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mbawa (205) may also be a first name.

Mbawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbawa is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 71,171st most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,050,079 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mbawa reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 632,267th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 205 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,144 people, or 1 in 7,985. Other than Malawi Mbawa is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Mbawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mbawa last name is principally Christian (63%) in Kenya.

The amount Mbawa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 65.16% less than the national average, earning R 82,788 per year and in United States they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning $34,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaiwa911,525/
M'Bawa911,257/
Mbawah9181/
Mbajwa9145/
Mbauwa9123/
Mbeawa9121/
Mbawua9110/
Mbahwa919/
Mbaawa913/
Mbaywa912/
Mbawha911/
Mbaway911/
Mbawoa911/
Mbaewa911/
Mbawaya8315/
Mbahawa8313/
Mbaawah8311/
Mbaihwa8311/
Mbawuaa836/
M'Baiwa834/
M'Mbawa834/
Mbahjwa833/
Mbaiwai832/
Mbhaiwa831/
Mbauhwa831/
Mbajjwa831/
Mbaswua831/
Mbaawea831/
Mbaawua831/
Mbaujwa831/
Mbewa808,477/
Mbaba806,007/
Mbowa804,028/
Mbawo801,707/
Mbava801,032/
Mbawi80649/
Mbawe80430/
Mvawa807/
Nbawa802/
Mboowa731,239/
Mbaeva73927/
M'Baba73421/
Mbavha73347/
M'Bewa73268/
Mbaiba73220/
Mbahwe73173/
Mbaave73105/
Mbavai7386/
Mbawot7355/
Mbojwa7349/
Mbasua7344/
Mbabay7333/
Mbabai7327/
Mbawei7325/
Mbouwa7324/
Mbhaba7319/
Mbaewo7319/
Mbaiwe7318/
M'Bawe7317/
Mbavah7315/
Mbajwe7315/
Mbaawe7313/
Mbohwa7312/
Mbawoh7312/
Mbayua7311/
Mbawie7311/
Mboiwa7310/
Mbeiwa739/
Mbaabe738/
Mbabha735/
Mboywa735/
Mbawoo734/
Mbawer734/
Mbatva734/
Mbaawo733/
Nbauwa733/
Mbaaba733/
Mbowaa732/
Mbaabo732/
Nbaawa731/
Mbabaa731/
Mbgowa731/
Mbaavy731/
Mbhowa731/
Mbowah731/
Mbowap731/
Mbeewa731/
Mbehwa731/
Mbauwo731/
Mbavaa731/
Mbavad731/
Mbawee731/
Mbawes731/
Mbawih731/
Mbeawe731/
Mbeawo731/
Mbabau731/
Mbahwi731/
Mmbewa731/
Nmbewa731/
Mbeava731/
M'Bowa731/
Mbuiwa731/
Mbauwe731/
Mvabaa731/
Mbeihwa67108/
Mbajjwe6741/
Mbowaya6734/
Mbhabha6733/
Mbaibai6729/
Mbahawe6713/
Mbauwoo676/
Mbahwei674/
Mbabaha673/
Mbaiwoh673/
M'Behwa672/
Mbavaya672/
Mbaabuo672/
Mbausua672/
Mbaasue672/
Mbawoot672/
Mbeawoh672/
Mbaawoo671/
Mbauhua671/
Mbauwue671/
Mbohjwa671/
Mbachwe671/
Mbaibaa671/
Nimpawa671/
Mbhejwa671/
Mbashua671/
Mbaybay671/

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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 Mbawa
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