Muwawa Surname

119,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Muwawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,8681:39,5504,877
Malawi1,5421:11,1021,709
Zambia3131:50,6394,755
Zimbabwe1011:152,85419,365
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muswawa929/
Muwawga921/
Muwaswa921/
Muhwawa921/
Muhwahwa86103/
Mushwawa862/
Muwaswas862/
Mowawa83225/
Miwawa83106/
Muwewa8313/
Muwava839/
Muvawa837/
Muwowa834/
Muwawe833/
Muwawi832/
Muswaaswa801/
Muhwava77258/
Muvhawa7769/
Muswava778/
Muwaabe778/
Muhwaba777/
Muweewa772/
Mubawai771/
Mouwaba771/
Muwaawo771/
Muwaawe771/
Muywaba771/
Moubawa771/
Muwaaba771/
Mushwashwa751/
Muwaswes7130/
Muswaswi716/
Muhwabha712/
Muwahabi711/
Muwowo6717,317/
Mubaba67276/
Muvava6756/
Muwabi6739/
Muwoba6724/
Muwowe6721/
Muwavi6714/
Muwabo672/
Mowawe672/
Mubawi671/
Mubowa671/

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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 Muwawa
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