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 found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muawiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Muawiya is the 324,858th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,359,115 people. Muawiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Muawiya live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 121,966th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 3,408 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 963 people, or 1 in 183,949. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 24 percent reside, Jigawa, where 15 percent reside and Sokoto, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 8 percent reside and Iraq, where 2 percent reside.
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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