Moawa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Moawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Moawa (37) may also be a first name.

Moawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moawa is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Moawa is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Moawa live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 37 people.

It is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 9,203,475. In The Philippines Moawa is mostly found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 100 percent reside. Other than The Philippines it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moawas9179/
Mohawa916/
Moawat914/
Moawea911/
Moawoa911/
Moawwa911/
Moawadh83200/
Mo'awad83123/
Moawaad839/
Moaawad839/
Mooawad832/
Mohaiwa831/
Mouawea831/
Mohawah831/
Moawash831/
Moawaia831/
Moiyawa831/
Mouawas831/
Mouawah831/
Maowa807,920/
Moaba80249/
Moawi8059/
Moava8029/
Moawo8023/
Moawe803/
Mouawwad778/
Mouaswas771/
Mohawass771/
Mouawadh771/
Mahowa731,812/
Mouaba73279/
Maowad73184/
Moabea7318/
Moeava7315/
Mohowa7312/
Mohava738/
Mohawi736/
Maowat736/
Moabau734/
Moawod734/
Mo'ava734/
Moabah734/
Maouwa732/
Moavad732/
Mohawe732/
Moaiwi731/
Moaweh731/
Moaawi731/
Muiawa731/
Ma'owa731/
Moawue731/
Moavha731/
Moajwi731/
Mohawo731/
Moawid731/
Maaowa730/
Mohawes67358/
Mouahba67206/
Mahouwa6739/
Moawous6726/
Mahohwa6716/
Mohavay6716/
Mojaeva6713/
Mouawie679/
Mauawad676/
Mouabah675/
Moyiawe674/
Mohojwa671/
Mohawej671/
Moaawed671/
Mahowad671/
Moyaeva671/
Moavaja671/
Mohavai671/
Mohawer671/
Moohawe671/
Mohavas671/
Maovaya671/
Mahowah671/
Moaivay671/
Moawwod671/

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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 Moawa
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