Mjawu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mjawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mjawu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mjawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mjawu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mjawu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mjawu? popularity and diffusion

Mjawu is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mjawu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe Mjawu is most common in: Midlands Province, where 90 percent live and Harare Province, where 10 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miawu80280/
Mjavu8070/
Msawu8037/
Mjabu805/
Mcawu803/
Mzawu801/
Mshawu733/
Mijabu731/
Mgeawu731/
Maijabu675/
Mojeuwu673/
Magiawu671/
Mehawou671/
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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 Mjawu
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