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
The last name Menwa is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Menwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 227,277th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,082,659 people. The last name Menwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Menwa live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Chadic Africa. Menwa is also the 272,925th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 887 people.
Menwa is most commonly used 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 are found, Littoral Region, where 15 percent are found and North Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 43 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.
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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- 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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