Muawiye Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Muawiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Muawiye (17) may also be a first name.
Muawiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muawiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muawiye occurs more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muawiye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,189,614th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. Muawiye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muawiye are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 68,633. Beside Somalia Muawiye is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muawie | 92 | 2 | / |
| Muhawiyeh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muawiya | 86 | 1,146 | / |
| Muawaiy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muabiye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muawuye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muhawieh | 80 | 71 | / |
| Muaawiya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Muawei | 77 | 479 | / |
| Mouhawiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muhaweieh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muaviya | 71 | 3,677 | / |
| Muawuya | 71 | 662 | / |
| Muawayi | 71 | 96 | / |
| Muawuyi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Muawaya | 71 | 23 | / |
| Muhawij | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mwawaye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Muawaia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muawuyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muaweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaviye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muauiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwabiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaibaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| M'Babiye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muaweeya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mouhawej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muasueye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muawuayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muawuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Muawiye
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