Mtawaya Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtawaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtawaya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mtawaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtawaya is found most in Malawi. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtawaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 983,245th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtawaya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Outside of Malawi Mtawaya occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtawaa928/
Mtajwaa866/
Mtawa8314,389/
Mtajwaha802/
Mtawea77122/
Mtajwa772/
Mtauwa771/
Mthawa771/
Mtobaya7134/
Mtewiya7112/
Mtabeya719/
Mtaveya711/
Mtaboya711/
Mtava6777/
Mtawe6716/
Mtawi671/
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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 Mtawaya
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