Mohawa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Mohawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mohawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mohawa (10) may also be a first name.

Mohawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mohawa occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mohawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohawa? popularity and diffusion

Mohawa is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mohawa are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

Mohawa is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin it is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 100 percent reside. Besides Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohaiwa921/
Mohawah921/
Moawa9113/
Mohawass861/
Moawas8379/
Mohowa8312/
Mohava838/
Moawat834/
Moawea831/
Mohawo831/
Moawoa831/
Moawwa831/
Moawadh77200/
Mo'awad77123/
Mahohwa7716/
Mohavay7716/
Moawaad779/
Moaawad779/
Mooawad772/
Mohojwa771/
Mouawea771/
Mohavas771/
Moawash771/
Moiyawa771/
Mohavai771/
Mouawas771/
Mouawah771/
Maowa737,920/
Moaba73249/
Moava7329/
Moawo7323/
Mouawwad718/
Mouawadh711/
Mouahaba711/
Mouaswas711/
Mohavash711/
Mahowa671,812/
Mouaba67279/
Maowad67184/
Mohova67130/
Moabea6718/
Moeava6715/
Maowat676/
Mohowo674/
Mo'ava674/
Moabau674/
Moawod674/
Maouwa672/
Moavad672/
Muiawa671/
Ma'owa671/
Moavha671/
Maaowa670/

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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 Mohawa
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