Menwa Surname
Approximately 1,785 people bear this surname
Menwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 865 | 1:24,010 | 3,252 |
| Chad | 770 | 1:17,652 | 2,191 |
| Thailand | 132 | 1:535,139 | 92,379 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Menwa (887) may also be a first name.
Menwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Menwa is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Menwa? popularity and diffusion
Menwa is the 227,277th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,082,659 people. Menwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Menwa reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 272,925th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 887 people.
Menwa is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 865 people, or 1 in 24,010. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 58 percent live, Littoral Region, where 15 percent live and North Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 43 percent live and Thailand, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhenwa | 91 | 284 | / |
| Menway | 91 | 16 | / |
| Menwai | 91 | 7 | / |
| Menwah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Menhwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Maenwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mmenwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mienwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Meenwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Menwat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mnwa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Muenwai | 83 | 79 | / |
| Meanway | 83 | 37 | / |
| Mehnway | 83 | 6 | / |
| Meunwai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Meinway | 83 | 2 | / |
| Menwhea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Menwe | 80 | 523 | / |
| Menua | 80 | 51 | / |
| Menba | 80 | 50 | / |
| Minwa | 80 | 47 | / |
| Menwo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Memwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mnwai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mnwas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mnnwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maenua | 73 | 85 | / |
| Minwah | 73 | 66 | / |
| Menwei | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mainwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Menbai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Minway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mynewa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Minhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhinwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mnwgay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muenwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meenua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Minwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Menuad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Memnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Menwod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Menwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmenua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Menweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Memwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Megnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Menuas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Menwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Minwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mginwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muenwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Menuat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Menbeah | 67 | 53 | / |
| Mnua | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mnwe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Meinwei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mesnuat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mainewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mnba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mainwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mnva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehenba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muenuea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Menwa
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