Muawiya Surname
Approximately 1,146 people bear this surname
Muawiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 963 | 1:183,949 | 11,221 |
| Lebanon | 93 | 1:60,614 | 4,625 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Tunisia | 20 | 1:30,531 | 4,563 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Muawiya (3,408) may also be a first name.
Muawiya Demographics
Muawiya Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Muawiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muawiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muawiya (Arabic: معاوية) is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muawiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Muawiya is the 324,858th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,359,115 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Muawiya are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muawiya is also the 121,966th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 3,408 people.
The surname Muawiya is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 963 people, or 1 in 183,949. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 24 percent are found, Jigawa, where 15 percent are found and Sokoto, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 8 percent are found and Iraq, where 2 percent are found.
Muawiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Muawiya last name is predominantly Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muaawiya | 93 | 3 | / |
| Mouhawiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muaviya | 86 | 3,677 | / |
| Muawuya | 86 | 662 | / |
| Muawiye | 86 | 199 | / |
| Muawaya | 86 | 23 | / |
| Muawaia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muauiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muawaiy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muaweya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muaweeya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Muawuaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muawei | 77 | 479 | / |
| Muawie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muhawiyeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muaweeyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaweya | 71 | 512 | / |
| Muawayi | 71 | 96 | / |
| Mbawuya | 71 | 63 | / |
| Mwawaya | 71 | 51 | / |
| Muawuyi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Mwaviya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mbawaya | 71 | 15 | / |
| Muhawij | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mbaweya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muabeya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbabiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbowiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muaveya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muabiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muabaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhaweeyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muawuye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muawuyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwawoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Babiya | 67 | 82 | / |
| Muhawieh | 67 | 71 | / |
| Muawuayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaibaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbabhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
Muawiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muawiya in the Arabic language | ||
| معاوية | mawyt | - |
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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 Muawiya
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