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 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
| 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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