Moiwa Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Moiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Kiribati41:28,352669
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Moiwa (51) may also be a first name.

Moiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moiwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻮﻩ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moiwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Moiwa reside; 59 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 57 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 51 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 83,201. In Papua New Guinea Moiwa is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 78 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 7 percent live and Jiwaka, where 7 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Moiwa is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Liberia, where 12 percent live.

Moiwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Moiwa are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Moiwa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.9% less than the national average, earning $35,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mojiwa91218/
Moiwai9141/
Moiwah9118/
Moyiwa9110/
Moiwad914/
Moiewa911/
Mowa899,216/
Miwa894,702/
Mojiwat8325/
Mojiewa831/
Moiba805,006/
Maiwa801,578/
Miwwa80642/
Mhowa80523/
Moiwo80470/
Mmowa80350/
Meiwa80291/
Mmiwa80187/
Muiwa80166/
Mowah80156/
Mouwa8088/
Moowa8072/
Mihwa8040/
Moway8040/
Miwah8035/
Miwai8035/
Mowai8030/
Miwea8021/
Miway8020/
Moiua8017/
Mhiwa8015/
Moiva8011/
Mohwa8010/
Moiwe806/
Miw'a804/
Mowha804/
Mowaj802/
Mowoa802/
Moywa802/
Miwaa802/
Miwad802/
Miwha801/
Mowea801/
Miewa801/
Moiwi801/
Miwua801/
Miwoa801/
Meyiwa734,808/
Mayowa734,303/
Muyiwa732,214/
Majiwa731,444/
Maiywa73995/
Mayiwa73629/
Mujiwa73602/
Maiwat73540/
Muyowa73373/
Miyawa73355/
Moyowa73237/
Mojewa73213/
Maiwai73210/
Miyowa73199/
Moyawa7390/
Majowa7387/
Mooswa7362/
Maiway7350/
Moyiba7349/
Maiawa7344/
Mouwad7342/
Mojiba7323/
Meiway7321/
Mieway7321/
Miswea7321/
Meiwai7320/
Moyewa7320/
Mouwai7320/
Mejiwa7319/
Maihwa7316/
Maiwah7315/
Mejowa7315/
Mihwah7315/
Meyowa7314/
Moibai7313/
Mojiva7311/
Meiawa7311/
Muoswa7310/
Moiuha739/
Mhohwa737/
Mowhad737/
Mowath736/
Moiwoh736/
Mowatz736/
Mowaad736/
Moivaa734/
Meiwah734/
Misswa734/
Mojowa734/
Mowash734/
Meiiwa734/
Mmeiwa734/
Miszwa734/
Moivas733/
Mhihwa732/
Meihwa732/
Mgoywa732/
Moibay732/
Maiuwa732/
Miewah732/
Mouwaj732/
Mouwas732/
Miwhas732/
Maiwua732/
Mohwai732/
Miswat732/
Miswha731/
Mhaiwa731/
Mowhat731/
Moieva731/
Mojwat731/
Mowahy731/
Meiwea731/
Moibaa731/
Muiawa731/
Maiewa731/
Maaiwa731/
Maiowa731/
Maiiwa731/
Moyiwo731/
Mihwai731/
Mohuwa731/
Muiiwa731/
Muiwah731/
Moejwa731/
Moiywo731/
Miways731/
Mijiwa731/
Hmowad731/
Meiywa731/
Mowaid731/
Moweba731/
Myoywa731/
Muiw'a731/
Mohswa731/
Moowas731/
Mooway731/
Mojwad731/
Mowaaz731/
Mijwat731/
Mohway730/
Mosway730/
Mawa6766,808/
Mewa672,943/
Moba672,626/
Mova672,132/
Mowe672,092/
Mobi671,955/
Miva671,102/
Mowo67734/
Miba67547/
Mowi67414/
Movi67384/
Moosway67223/
Meihuwa67186/
Missway6789/
Miwi6753/
Miwo6733/
Mowy6721/
Miwe6717/
Moojiba6713/
Mijiawa6711/
Mywa679/
Moihawi678/
Mojawat676/
Mowaish676/
Moieeva675/
Mowé675/
Mhoowai675/
Maihywa674/
Mouwaid674/
Mishwat673/
Mijiowa673/
Mooswah673/
Majiwah673/
Mowaath673/
Mahaiwa672/
Mhejiwa672/
Maiawai672/
Muyiwai672/
Mousswa672/
Maihawa672/
Maiouwa672/
Moichua672/
Mahyowa671/
Mhajiwa671/
Mouswad671/
Mowatth671/
Moweaux671/
Mieaway671/
Moijuah671/
Muyiwah671/
Muyiowa671/
Muyiewa671/
Maiwath671/
Mowè671/
Moyiwoh671/
Moyiwou671/
Meyouwa671/
Moiewoh671/
Muhijwa671/
Mohjiva671/
Miwuoha671/
Mayowea671/
Mgijiwa671/
Mgoyawa671/
Magiewa671/
Maihuwa671/
Mowj671/

Moiwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moiwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻴﻮﻩamywh-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moiwa
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