Muhawi Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Muhawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1471:360,14726,649
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muhawi (286) may also be a first name.

Muhawi Last Name Facts

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

Muhawi (Arabic: مهوي) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,041,601st most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Muhawi live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 523,065th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 286 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 360,147. In Tanzania Muhawi is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 87 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live and Pwani Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Tanzania Muhawi is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Muhawi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Muhawi last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Muhawi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhawij9210/
Muhawgi921/
Mouhawi921/
Muhawieh8671/
Muhawish868/
Muhawich861/
Muhawe835,090/
Muhavi831,641/
Muhowi832/
Muhawes77199/
Muhaawe77127/
Mouhabi7747/
Muhaywe7741/
Mouhawa7720/
Mouawie779/
Muhaweh772/
Muhawha771/
Muehavi771/
Muhoswi771/
Muhaiwa771/
Muhajwe771/
Muhaawa771/
Muhaibj771/
Muhajwa771/
Muhawesh71271/
Muhawech714/
Mouhawej711/
Mouawieh711/
Mouaweie711/
Mouabi67151/
Muhave6729/
Muaviy6723/
Muhowe6721/
Mauawa674/
Mihavi673/
Mouavi672/
Muhobi671/
Muhovi671/
Mouhawess671/

Muhawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muhawi in the Arabic language
مهويmhwy-

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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 Muhawi
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