Mrawa Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mrawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mrawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1731:306,02123,488
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mrawa (13) may also be a first name.

Mrawa Last Name Facts

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

Mrawa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mrawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mrawa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mrawa is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

Mrawa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 306,021. In Tanzania Mrawa is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 65 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent live and Pwani Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mrawa is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mraiwa9116/
Mraywa914/
Mrawaya831/
Mrewa801,366/
Mraba80248/
Mrava8089/
Mrowa8021/
Mrawy804/
Mrehwa7352/
Mraeva7335/
Mrabha7334/
Mrahwe7322/
Mrabai739/
Mroiwa738/
Mrouwa733/
Mravai732/
Mrabaa732/
Mrawed731/
Mrgawy731/
M'Rewa731/
Mrowat731/
Mraweh731/
Mroswa731/
Mrabaai674/
Mroiswa671/

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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 Mrawa
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