Moniwa Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Moniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4661:274,34410,631
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Moniwa (209) may also be a first name.

Moniwa Last Name Facts

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

Moniwa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Moniwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Moniwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 466,730th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,107,553 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Moniwa are found; 65 percent are found in East Asia and 65 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Moniwa is also the 625,736th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 209 people.

The last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 466 people, or 1 in 274,344. In Japan Moniwa is mostly found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 36 percent are found, Iwate Prefecture, where 26 percent are found and Miyagi Prefecture, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Moniwa Last Name Statistics demography

Moniwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.27% less than the national average, earning R 137,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monaiwa921,104/
Moneiwa9219/
Moniway928/
Muoniwa921/
Mhonoiwa861/
Mhonhiwa861/
Maniwa835,028/
Monewa831,519/
Moniva83597/
Moniba83326/
Monuwa8323/
Moniwe8317/
Muniwa8316/
Monjwa835/
Meniwa831/
Mhonjwa77684/
Manaiwa77485/
Monieva77338/
Mmaniwa77183/
Muonewa77164/
Munaiwa77138/
Mganiwa7741/
Maniwai7720/
Mgonjwa7719/
Monajwa7717/
Manhiwa7714/
Moneuwa7712/
Monivas776/
Mongewa774/
Monibai774/
Moneiva772/
Monaiwe772/
Monibha771/
Manijwa771/
Mungiwa771/
Moonewa771/
Monewap771/
Mhonywa771/
Maniwah771/
Monivad771/
Mgoniwi771/
Moniwou771/
Mouniba771/
Magniwa771/
Moneway770/
Munhoiwa7124/
Munniwai7121/
Monibhai715/
Monivais712/
Maniwash711/
Mongojwa711/
Monisvah711/
Moneva674,436/
Manuwa671,973/
Manewa67929/
Maniba67734/
Monebi67662/
Munywa67584/
Moneba67297/
Menewa67267/
Monewe67206/
Maniva67181/
Maniwe67121/
Monibi6794/
Monibo6792/
Manywa6782/
Muniba6775/
Monjua6768/
Monibe6741/
Monhui6732/
Maniwi6729/
Monive6727/
Monewo6721/
Maniwo6719/
Munjwa6717/
Munewa6715/
Meniva6713/
Manjwa6711/
Menywa6710/
Moñiva679/
Muniwe678/
Muniva677/
Monuva674/
Monevi674/
Monyva673/
Moñiba672/
Munhwa672/
Menuwa672/
Monivo672/
Moneivaiz671/
Monisvaiz671/
Monoivais671/
Monisvais671/
Monivi671/
Monywe671/

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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
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  • 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 Moniwa
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