Mpawa Surname
Approximately 963 people bear this surname
Mpawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 810 | 1:21,135 | 3,253 |
| Tanzania | 137 | 1:386,435 | 27,768 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mpawa Demographics
Average Mpawa Salary in
South Africa
R 47,544
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mpawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpawa occurs most in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mpawa is the 372,504th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,567,545 people. The surname Mpawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpawa live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Mpawa is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 810 people, or 1 in 21,135. Aside from Malawi Mpawa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Mpawa Last Name Statistics demography
Mpawa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.99% less than the national average, earning R 47,544 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpaiwa | 91 | 61 | / |
| Mphawa | 91 | 14 | / |
| Mpfawa | 91 | 14 | / |
| Mpauwa | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mpahwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpajwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpahuwa | 83 | 183 | / |
| Mpewa | 80 | 404 | / |
| Mpaba | 80 | 197 | / |
| Mpowa | 80 | 186 | / |
| Mpava | 80 | 78 | / |
| Mpawo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mpawe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mpeiwa | 73 | 93 | / |
| Mpasua | 73 | 86 | / |
| Mpaswe | 73 | 49 | / |
| Mpaabe | 73 | 35 | / |
| Mpavga | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mphawo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mpaawo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpaabi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mphewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpojwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphava | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpauwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpoiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpabha | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Peiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpahawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpahaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpheiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Mpava | 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
- 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 Mpawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis