Muhavi Surname

243,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muhavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6041:28,7903,193
Albania231:126,69810,929
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muhavi (351) may also be a first name.

Muhavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muhavi (Hindi: मूहवी) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhavi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muhavi is the 243,084th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,440,918 people. Muhavi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muhavi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Muhavi is also the 465,148th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 351 people.

The last name Muhavi is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,604 people, or 1 in 28,790. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 46 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 27 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 15 percent reside. Barring Kenya Muhavi occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Muhavi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Muhavi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muehavi921/
Muhawi83241/
Muhave8329/
Muaviy8323/
Muhafi836/
Mihavi833/
Mouavi832/
Muhovi831/
Mouhabi7747/
Muhovhi7718/
Muhawij7710/
Muhafij779/
Muhafhi773/
Muhaphi773/
Muhhava772/
Mouasvi771/
Muhoviç771/
Muhaiwa771/
Mouhafi771/
Mouhawi771/
Muhaibj771/
Muhawgi771/
Mouhafid71552/
Muhawieh7171/
Muhovich7142/
Muhaffit7110/
Muhawish718/
Muhaphij711/
Muhawich711/
Muhawe675,090/
Mouafi67668/
Muhove67370/
Mouabi67151/
Mauava6710/
Mauave677/
Mihave677/
Muhowi672/
Muhobi671/
Muhofi671/
Muhaiphaj671/

Muhavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muhavi in the Hindi language
मूहवीmuhavi50
मुहवीmuhavi50

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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 Muhavi
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