Muwaz Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Muwaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Muwaz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muwaz (18) may also be a first name.

Muwaz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muwaz occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwaz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Muwaz live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.

The surname Muwaz is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,330,486. In Pakistan Muwaz is primarily found in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauwaz911/
Muwas8015/
Mowaz8014/
Mubaz806/
Muvaz801/
Muwais7310/
Muwase737/
Mowatz736/
Mauwas733/
Mowaiz732/
Mouwas732/
Mouwaj732/
Muwace731/
Muwaci731/
Mowaaz731/
Mauuaz731/
Muevaz731/
Muwache6710/
Mushwas672/
Muwaase671/
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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 Muwaz
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