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 found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Muawiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muawiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 324,858th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,359,115 people. Muawiya is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Muawiya reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muawiya is also the 121,966th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,408 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 963 people, or 1 in 183,949. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 24 percent reside, Jigawa, where 15 percent reside and Sokoto, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 8 percent reside and Iraq, where 2 percent reside.
Muawiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Muawiya surname is primarily 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
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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 Muawiya
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