Muava Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Muava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Muava (56) may also be a first name.

Muava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muava is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muava? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muava is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Muava occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Muava reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Muava is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 56 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Muava is most prevalent in: East New Britain, where 50 percent live and Madang, where 50 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muavha911,441/
Muaava9136/
Muavah914/
Muavaa912/
Muavaj911/
Muavais831/
Mbava801,032/
Muaba80709/
Muavi80170/
Muawa8022/
Muave8014/
Mwava807/
Muova801/
Mvava801/
Mbavha73347/
Muasua73130/
Muavhi73109/
Mbavai7386/
Mwuave7331/
Mbavah7315/
Mwavai7311/
Muabas737/
Mvaava734/
Muaviz734/
Muabad733/
Muabat733/
Mvavha733/
Muavho733/
Muabau733/
Muabay732/
Muavhe732/
Muauad732/
Muatba731/
Muawaz731/
Muanpa731/
Mwavha731/
Mbeava731/
Muaves731/
Muaver731/
Muavij731/
Mbavaa731/
Muhasvo6736/
Mouhawa6720/
Mbawuaa676/
Mouhaba674/
Mbouvai673/
Muawaia672/
Muawadh672/
Muaaviz671/
Muhosva671/
Muhaiwa671/
Muasbad671/
Muathua671/
Muhaawa671/
Muhajwa671/
Muhoova671/
Muaawad671/
Muaaweh671/
Muawaaz671/
Muhawha671/

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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 Muava
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