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 or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Menwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 227,277th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,082,659 people. The surname Menwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Menwa live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 272,925th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 887 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 865 people, or 1 in 24,010. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 58 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 15 percent reside and North Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Menwa is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 43 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.
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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