Mmawa Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Mmawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 186 | 1:284,632 | 22,243 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mmawa (61) may also be a first name.
Mmawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mmawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mmawa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mmawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,235,409th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. Mmawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mmawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mmawa is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 61 people.
The last name Mmawa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 284,632. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 95 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 5 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Mmawa
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