Mjawa Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mjawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mjawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Mjawa Last Name Facts

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

Mjawa occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mjawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Mjawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Mjawa reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,301,809. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 39 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 39 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hmjawa916/
Mtjawa911/
Maijawa83126/
Mijiawa8311/
Mujjawa837/
Mejiawa831/
Mujiawa831/
Msawa80650/
Myawa80351/
Mjaba80191/
Miawa8022/
Mhawa8012/
Mzawa801/
Mjava801/
Mujjaawa771/
Miaway731,157/
Mihawa73157/
Mjejwa73151/
Mshawa7333/
McAway7327/
Mzawua739/
Msaiwa739/
Mgiawa739/
Miawad736/
Mssawa735/
Mjojwa733/
Mijava733/
Mzaywa732/
Myawai732/
Msaywa731/
Mhawat731/
Miawaz731/
Miawea731/
Myawah731/
Miawas731/
Mjabha731/
Mijawi731/
Mijawo731/
Miawai731/
Mehawa731/
Msaswa731/
Mzaiwa731/
Mzawai731/
Mzgawa731/
Mhaiwa731/
Mijaba731/
Mjavas731/
Maiyawa6750/
Maiyowa6721/
Meiyawa6717/
Mojaeva6713/
Meahway6710/
Mujjawo679/
Majiaba676/
Maijaba675/
Maijawi675/
Majaeva674/
Mijiowa673/
Mayiowa673/
Mehaswa672/
Majhava672/
Mkhojwa672/
Mujiaba672/
Majhaba671/
Mijavah671/
Mujhawo671/
Miawaya671/
Miahway671/
Mieaway671/
Mjavaid671/
Mzahywa671/
Maijawe671/
Mchaswa671/
Mayowea671/
M'Chawa671/
Majeuwa671/
Moiyawa671/
Mjavaha671/
Mejeuwa671/

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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 Mjawa
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