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 surname Muawiya (Arabic: معاوية) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muawiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 324,858th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,359,115 people. The surname Muawiya is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Muawiya reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 121,966th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 3,408 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 963 people, or 1 in 183,949. In Nigeria Muawiya is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 24 percent are found, Jigawa, where 15 percent are found and Sokoto, where 10 percent are found. Besides 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 surname is chiefly 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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