Muhiwa Surname
Approximately 894 people bear this surname
Muhiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 706 | 1:24,248 | 3,692 |
| Uganda | 172 | 1:226,973 | 17,480 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Muhiwa (24) may also be a first name.
Muhiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muhiwa is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhiwa? popularity and diffusion
Muhiwa is the 394,847th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 8,151,617 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhiwa reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 24 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 706 people, or 1 in 24,248. Outside of Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhihwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Muhiwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muhijwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muhaiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muhaiswa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muhewa | 83 | 44 | / |
| Mouiwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Muhieva | 77 | 9 | / |
| Muijiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mauhiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhibaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouhiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muyiewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhajwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhehwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miiwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Muhhibah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouiba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Muheva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meuiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mihiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mihewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauiva | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mujjewa | 62 | 35 | / |
| Mouibay | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mujujwa | 62 | 3 | / |
| Miheewa | 62 | 2 | / |
| Muheeva | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mouheba | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mauieva | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mauivat | 62 | 1 | / |
| Miheiva | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mouyiwo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mouibha | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mouhayba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muhaybah | 57 | 1 | / |
| Miiva | 55 | 24 | / |
| Muhebo | 50 | 15 | / |
| Mieeva | 50 | 5 | / |
| Miheva | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Muhiwa
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