Muwawa Surname
Approximately 3,836 people bear this surname
Muwawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,868 | 1:39,550 | 4,877 |
| Malawi | 1,542 | 1:11,102 | 1,709 |
| Zambia | 313 | 1:50,639 | 4,755 |
| Zimbabwe | 101 | 1:152,854 | 19,365 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Muwawa (742) may also be a first name.
Muwawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muwawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muwawa is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Muwawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Muwawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Muwawa is the 119,733rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,899,777 people. Muwawa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwawa live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 301,975th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 742 people.
The last name Muwawa is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,868 people, or 1 in 39,550. Apart from The DR Congo Muwawa occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 40 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muswawa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Muwawga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muwaswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muhwawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muhwahwa | 86 | 103 | / |
| Mushwawa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muwaswas | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mowawa | 83 | 225 | / |
| Miwawa | 83 | 106 | / |
| Muwewa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Muwava | 83 | 9 | / |
| Muvawa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Muwowa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Muwawe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Muwawi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Muswaaswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhwava | 77 | 258 | / |
| Muvhawa | 77 | 69 | / |
| Muswava | 77 | 8 | / |
| Muwaabe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Muhwaba | 77 | 7 | / |
| Muweewa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mubawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouwaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muwaawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muwaawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muywaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moubawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muwaaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mushwashwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muwaswes | 71 | 30 | / |
| Muswaswi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muhwabha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muwahabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muwowo | 67 | 17,317 | / |
| Mubaba | 67 | 276 | / |
| Muvava | 67 | 56 | / |
| Muwabi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Muwoba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Muwowe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Muwavi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Muwabo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mowawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mubawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mubowa | 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 Muwawa
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