Monwa Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Monwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Monwa (59) may also be a first name.

Monwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monwa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,315,412th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Monwa are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Monwa is also the 1,282,666th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 59 people.

The surname Monwa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 389,768. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Monwa Last Name Statistics demography

Monwa earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.6% more than the national average, earning R 338,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmonwa91287/
Moonwa91236/
Monway91217/
Muonwa9189/
Monwah9149/
Monwai9141/
Monwea9121/
Mounwa9112/
Mgonwa914/
Monwap911/
Monwoa911/
Monnwa911/
Mgonhwa83149/
Moonwai834/
Mosenwa834/
Moonwha833/
Moonwat832/
Mocinwa832/
Moinwad831/
Monwuah831/
Mounway831/
Manwa802,730/
Munwa80221/
Monua80154/
Monwe8068/
Monba8063/
Monwi8019/
Monva8011/
Momwa809/
Monwo804/
Mothnway770/
Mhenwa73284/
Moinwe73207/
Munwai73200/
Manwah73165/
Manwai73132/
Mounwe7396/
Mhomwa7374/
Monbah7371/
Monweh7367/
Monuat7355/
Munwah7343/
Manway7335/
Moonwe7325/
Muonwe7321/
Monwot7321/
Manwau7319/
Monbai7313/
Monwid7313/
Monbay739/
Monwee738/
Momway736/
Monuoa736/
Mounba735/
Moonba735/
Monwou734/
Mhonwe734/
Monuae733/
Manwha732/
Menhwa732/
Munhwa732/
Mannwa732/
Mmanwa731/
Momwad731/
Monvea731/
Maunwa731/
Monvoa731/
Manwua731/
Monvai731/
Monuad731/
Manwaj731/
Manwas731/
Monuea731/
Momnwe731/
Monnua730/
Monwey730/
Monvay730/
Masnway6740/
Motinwo6720/
Meunwai672/
Mganwaâ671/
Monwood671/
Munwath671/
Moinbah671/
Monwieh671/
Monuoha671/
Masinwa671/
Motinwe671/
Mmounba671/
Moonbay671/
Munwaja671/
Moenvai671/
Meunwat671/
Mhunwad671/
Manwait671/

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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 Monwa
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