Muwawu Surname
Approximately 1,252 people bear this surname
Muwawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,163 | 1:33,568 | 4,484 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Muwawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muwawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muwawu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muwawu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 303,021st most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,820,724 people. The surname Muwawu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwawu reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 1,163 people, or 1 in 33,568. In Uganda Muwawu is primarily found in: Rakai District, where 25 percent live, Wakiso District, where 21 percent live and Masaka District, where 15 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
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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 Muwawu
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