Muawia Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Qatar

Muawia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muawia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1001:1,786,43918,003
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muawia (21,983) may also be a first name.

Muawia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muawia occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muawia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,281,391st most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. Muawia occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Muawia are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 35,237th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 21,983 people.

This surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 1,786,439. In Pakistan Muawia is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 66 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 32 percent live and Sindh, where 2 percent live. Other than Pakistan Muawia occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muaawia9237/
Muawaiya861/
Mouhawia861/
Muavia83340/
Muawya837/
Muabia831/
Muaviah7761/
Muaavia779/
Muhavia775/
Muaweya771/
Muawuyya7132/
Muabiayi714/
Muaweeya713/
Muabuiya711/
Mbabia6714/
Muawuyyah6711/
Muavya676/
Muhawuyya676/
Mwobia673/
Mwawea671/
Muaweeyah671/
Mbavia671/
Mvavia671/

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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 Muawia
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