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
Mmawa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mmawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,235,409th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mmawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 61 people.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 284,632. In Tanzania Mmawa is most numerous in: Lindi Region, where 95 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 5 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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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