Mowafa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mowafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mowafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mowafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mowafa is most common in Yemen. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mowafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Mowafa live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Mowafa is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,285,059. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Sana'a Governorate, where 80 percent live and Dhamar Governorate, where 20 percent live. Aside from Yemen this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohwafa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mouwayfa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mowafy | 83 | 17,413 | / |
| Mowafi | 83 | 7,795 | / |
| Mowafe | 83 | 122 | / |
| Mawafa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mowafey | 77 | 123 | / |
| Mobaffa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mouwafi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muwaffa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mowafyy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Moubafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mowafii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mowafie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mowafee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouwefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muswaffa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muwafi | 67 | 1,724 | / |
| Mawafo | 67 | 137 | / |
| Mawafi | 67 | 131 | / |
| Mewafo | 67 | 69 | / |
| Mawofa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Movefa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mabafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muwafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muwofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muwafo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mowafa
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