Moawiya Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Moawiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moawiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1311:586,12632,884
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Moawiya (34) may also be a first name.

Moawiya Last Name Facts

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

Moawiya is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Moawiya.

How Common Is The Last Name Moawiya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Moawiya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Moawiya reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 34 people.

Moawiya is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 586,126. In Iran Moawiya is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 74 percent reside, Kerman Province, where 15 percent reside and Fars Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Iran it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 4 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouawiya9336/
Moawiyah931/
Mouawiyah881/
Moaviya8623/
Moaweya861/
Moawaia861/
Moabiya861/
Mohaviya8013/
Mouawiye808/
Mouawyya802/
Moaaviya801/
Moawea771/
Moawoa771/
Mohabhiya755/
Mouaawiye751/
Mouawie719/
Moaveya714/
Maoviya711/
Maovaya711/
Mouawea711/
Moaivay711/
Mahoviya67205/
Mohabiyo676/
Mohawaie675/
Mohabiye674/
Mouawieh671/
Mouaweie671/

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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 Moawiya
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