Muwa Surname

168,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Muwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,3851:12,3601,927
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Tanzania1791:295,76322,969
Indonesia1491:887,57866,606
Cameroon1331:156,15817,045
Zambia1081:146,75910,610
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Muwa (756) may also be a first name.

Muwa Last Name Facts

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

Muwa is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 168,148th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,834,518 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Muwa live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Muwa is also the 298,808th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 756 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,385 people, or 1 in 12,360. Not including Malawi this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 7 percent reside.

Muwa Last Name Statistics demography

Muwa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 76.79% more than the national average, earning $87,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauwa8932,555/
Mhuwa89453/
Muwah89188/
Muiwa89166/
Muway89161/
Muewa8991/
Mouwa8988/
Muwau8955/
Muwai8939/
Meuwa8922/
Muhwa8911/
Muwha892/
Muwwa892/
Muuwa892/
Mujwa892/
Muwua891/
Muwaa891/
Mmuwa891/
Mahuwa801,806/
Musway8056/
Mouwad8042/
Mouwai8020/
Mauwad8012/
Muswai8011/
Muuswa8010/
Muswad807/
Muwait804/
Mauwah803/
Mouwaj802/
Mouwas802/
Mauwai802/
Mhuswa801/
Muhwai801/
Mauway801/
Mauwua801/
Mohuwa801/
Muiwah801/
Mmauwa801/
Mmuwah801/
Muwaia801/
Musswa801/
Muiw'a801/
Muba7515,874/
Miwa754,702/
Muva751,526/
Muwi75467/
Muwo75302/
Muwe75283/
Muwy751/
Mushwai7347/
Muswait738/
Muhwaya738/
Muchwad734/
Mouwaid734/
Muwaaya733/
Mushwas732/
Muchway732/
Mousswa732/
Mouswad731/
Mauhwaa731/
Mouwgai731/
Muhijwa731/
Muhwaha731/
Muswatt731/
Muwwadh731/
Mausway730/
Mubai6710,673/
Muiba671,821/
Muvea671,265/
Miwwa67642/
Mauba67615/
Muiva67576/
Musua67545/
Mubea67436/
Mueva67417/
Mauwe67276/
Muvai67273/
Mmiwa67187/
Mubau67172/
Meuva67162/
Mmuwe67148/
Muwei67111/
Mouba67108/
Mubay6783/
Muvha6782/
Mouwe6777/
Moowa6772/
Muuwo6767/
Muweh6765/
Mauva6753/
Muswo6742/
Mihwa6740/
Moway6740/
Miwah6735/
Miwai6735/
Mauwi6733/
Mowai6730/
Mowuyowa6727/
Muvaa6725/
Mubha6722/
Muwoh6722/
Muvas6722/
Miwea6721/
Mouwo6721/
Muwid6720/
Miway6720/
Muvad6716/
Mhiwa6715/
Muwod6713/
Mouva6710/
Muvau6710/
Mouwi679/
Mguwi678/
Meuwo677/
Muhwe677/
Mihua677/
Muçua677/
Mmuba676/
Mujva675/
Muiwo675/
Musva674/
Mhuva674/
Miw'a674/
Muwej674/
Mujwi674/
Mowha674/
Mushwaha673/
Mauwo673/
Mowaj672/
Muvaj672/
Muyba672/
Mujua672/
Mubaa672/
Mowoa672/
Miwaa672/
Mutva671/
Miwha671/
Mouua671/
Muvat671/
Muvay671/
Muvaz671/
Muvga671/
Muwee671/
Muhwo671/
Mowea671/
Meuba671/
Meuwe671/
Mguva671/
Miewa671/
Muhva671/
Miwua671/
Muwey671/
Muwot671/
Muwoy671/
Muswy671/
Muw'o671/
Muwih671/

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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
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  • 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 Muwa
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