Muwah Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Muwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 166 | 1:125,115 | 14,217 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Muwah (91) may also be a first name.
Muwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muwah is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,235,409th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Muwah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Muwah live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 91 people.
The surname Muwah is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 125,115. In Cameroon Muwah is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent live, Southwest Region, where 22 percent live and Littoral Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauwah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mmuwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Muiwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Muwa | 89 | 2,571 | / |
| Muwwadh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muhwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mauwa | 80 | 32,555 | / |
| Mhuwa | 80 | 453 | / |
| Muiwa | 80 | 166 | / |
| Muway | 80 | 161 | / |
| Muewa | 80 | 91 | / |
| Mouwa | 80 | 88 | / |
| Muwau | 80 | 55 | / |
| Muwai | 80 | 39 | / |
| Miwah | 80 | 35 | / |
| Muwoh | 80 | 22 | / |
| Meuwa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Muhwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Muwwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muuwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muwha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mujwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mushwaha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mahuwa | 73 | 1,806 | / |
| Moubah | 73 | 390 | / |
| Muivah | 73 | 141 | / |
| Musway | 73 | 56 | / |
| Mouwad | 73 | 42 | / |
| Mouwai | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mubauh | 73 | 19 | / |
| Mihwah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mauwad | 73 | 12 | / |
| Muswai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Muuswa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Meuvah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Muswad | 73 | 7 | / |
| Muwait | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mouwas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mauwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mujbah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mouwaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Miewah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mhuswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muhwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muubah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muewoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mowahy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muiw'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Musswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mohuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mubaih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mauwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mauway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muba | 67 | 15,874 | / |
| Miwa | 67 | 4,702 | / |
| Muva | 67 | 1,526 | / |
| Muwo | 67 | 302 | / |
| Mushwai | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mubahah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Muswait | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mouwaid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muchwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muwaaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mousswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moubaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muchway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mushwas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhijwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouswad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauhwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouwgai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muswatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mausway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Muwah
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