Muhawa Surname
Approximately 373 people bear this surname
Muhawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Zimbabwe | 72 | 1:214,420 | 24,333 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Muhawa (51) may also be a first name.
Muhawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muhawa occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 764,765th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muhawa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Muhawa is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread given name globally, borne by 51 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Beside Malawi it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouhawa | 92 | 20 | / |
| Muhawha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muhajwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muhaawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muhaiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muhaiswa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mouhawas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muhowa | 83 | 491 | / |
| Mihawa | 83 | 157 | / |
| Muhava | 83 | 15 | / |
| Mauawa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Muhawo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Muawah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muawaha | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mujjawa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mauawad | 77 | 6 | / |
| Muhaswo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mouhaba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muhhava | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mujhawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mujiawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouawah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouawas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouawea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meuhaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouawwad | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mauhavad | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muhouwas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhaybah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouhayba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mujjaawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouaswas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouahaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouawadh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mihowa | 67 | 316 | / |
| Mouaba | 67 | 279 | / |
| Muhova | 67 | 52 | / |
| Mauava | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mauawo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mauaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mihava | 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 Muhawa
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