Mjawa Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Mjawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 23 | 1:2,301,809 | 48,176 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Mjawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mjawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mjawa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mjawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mjawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,055,934th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,301,809. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 39 percent live, Tanga Region, where 39 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hmjawa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mtjawa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Maijawa | 83 | 126 | / |
| Mijiawa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mujjawa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mejiawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mujiawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msawa | 80 | 650 | / |
| Myawa | 80 | 351 | / |
| Mjaba | 80 | 191 | / |
| Miawa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mhawa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mzawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mjava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mujjaawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miaway | 73 | 1,157 | / |
| Mihawa | 73 | 157 | / |
| Mjejwa | 73 | 151 | / |
| Mshawa | 73 | 33 | / |
| McAway | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mzawua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Msaiwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mgiawa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Miawad | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mssawa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mjojwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mijava | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mzaywa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Myawai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Msaywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhawat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miawaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miawea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Myawah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miawas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mjabha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mijawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mijawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miawai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msaswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzaiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzawai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzgawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhaiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mijaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mjavas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maiyawa | 67 | 50 | / |
| Maiyowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Meiyawa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mojaeva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Meahway | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mujjawo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Majiaba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maijaba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maijawi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Majaeva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mijiowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mayiowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mehaswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Majhava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkhojwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mujiaba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Majhaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mijavah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mujhawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miawaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miahway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mieaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjavaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzahywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maijawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchaswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mayowea | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Chawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majeuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moiyawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjavaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejeuwa | 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
- 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 Mjawa
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