Muawiya Surname

324,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Muawiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muawiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9631:183,94911,221
Lebanon931:60,6144,625
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Tunisia201:30,5314,563
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muawiya (3,408) may also be a first name.

Muawiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muawiya (Arabic: معاوية) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Muawiya.

How Common Is The Last Name Muawiya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 324,858th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,359,115 people. The last name Muawiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Muawiya live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muawiya is also the 121,966th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 3,408 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 963 people, or 1 in 183,949. In Nigeria Muawiya is primarily found in: Kano, where 24 percent are found, Jigawa, where 15 percent are found and Sokoto, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 8 percent are found and Iraq, where 2 percent are found.

Muawiya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Muawiya last name is chiefly Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muaawiya933/
Mouhawiya881/
Muaviya863,677/
Muawuya86662/
Muawiye86199/
Muawaya8623/
Muawaia862/
Muauiya861/
Muawaiy861/
Muaweya861/
Muaweeya803/
Muawuaya801/
Muawei77479/
Muawie772/
Muhawiyeh751/
Muaweeyah751/
Mwaweya71512/
Muawayi7196/
Mbawuya7163/
Mwawaya7151/
Muawuyi7141/
Mwaviya7121/
Mbawaya7115/
Muhawij7110/
Mbaweya716/
Muabeya714/
Mbabiya712/
Mbowiya711/
Muaveya711/
Muabiye711/
Muabaya711/
Muhaweeyah711/
Muawuye711/
Muawuyo711/
Mwawoya711/
M'Babiya6782/
Muhawieh6771/
Muawuayu671/
Mbaibaya671/
Mbabhiya671/

Muawiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muawiya in the Arabic language
معاويةmawyt-

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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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