Muyawa Surname

199,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Muyawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muyawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,5161:11,2921,733
Zambia5621:28,2032,938
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Muyawa (190) may also be a first name.

Muyawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muyawa is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muyawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 199,994th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,490,204 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muyawa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muyawa is also the 659,352nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 190 people.

Muyawa is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,516 people, or 1 in 11,292. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muyawau921/
Muyaba837,007/
Muyiwa832,214/
Mayawa83832/
Muyowa83373/
Miyawa83355/
Muyawo83125/
Moyawa8390/
Mujawa8342/
Meyawa8314/
Muyawe836/
Muyewa835/
Muyava832/
Muiawa831/
Mauywa831/
Muyawi831/
Muyabha77120/
Muyavha7723/
Muyebaa7721/
Muyabai7720/
Maujawa7713/
Mayawai776/
Mujawat775/
Mujawaz772/
Muyiwai772/
Mujawai771/
Meyaway771/
Muyiwah771/
Muyiowa771/
Muyiewa771/
Mayawah771/
Mgoyawa771/
Mauwa7332,555/
Maiwa731,578/
Maywa73628/
Muiwa73166/
Mawea73123/
Mouwa7388/
Meawa7380/
Meuwa7322/
Majwa7311/
Meywa739/
Muyba732/
Mujwa732/
Moywa732/
Mauyasva7122/
Moujawaz714/
Mujawaja711/
Majawa6716,426/
Mayaba678,454/
Meyiwa674,808/
Muyoba674,416/
Mayowa674,303/
Mayuwa672,685/
Muyabi672,254/
Mahuwa671,806/
Muyeba671,784/
Majiwa671,444/
Maiywa67995/
Moyaba67837/
Muyabe67728/
Mayiwa67629/
Mujiwa67602/
Maiwat67540/
Mujawo67538/
Meaway67338/
Mayawo67310/
Moyowa67237/
Majuwa67216/
Maiwai67210/
Miyowa67199/
Muyowe67188/
Mayava67175/
Miyaba67126/
Mahwea67118/
Meyaba6796/
Mayewa6795/
Majowa6787/
Mmeywa6778/
Mujaba6768/
Moyawe6763/
Muyabo6759/
Mujewa6755/
Maiway6750/
Maywah6745/
Maiawa6744/
Mouwad6742/
Muyiba6734/
Mayawe6728/
Muyowo6727/
Miyawe6726/
Muyeva6720/
Moyewa6720/
Mouwai6720/
Mujawi6717/
Maihwa6716/
Maiwah6715/
Meyowa6714/
Mujava6712/
Mauwad6712/
Mayawi6712/
Majwat6712/
Meiawa6711/
Meyewa6711/
Mujawe6710/
Miyawo6710/
Moyiwa6710/
Meyawi679/
Miyava675/
Muyova675/
Mayway674/
Mauwah673/
Meyawo673/
Miyawi673/
Meywah672/
Mgoywa672/
Muyhua672/
Maiuwa672/
Mouwaj672/
Mouwas672/
Mawewa672/
Mauwai672/
Maywad671/
Maweva671/
Maybaa671/
Miyaua671/
Mhaiwa671/
Moyava671/
Muyaby671/
Muyavo671/
Majewa671/
Maiewa671/
Maweea671/
Mauway671/
Maaiwa671/
Maiowa671/
Maiiwa671/
Majjwa671/
Mahywa671/
Moyawi671/
Meubaa671/
Mohuwa671/
Muiiwa671/
Muiwah671/
Mmauwa671/
Mehawa671/
Muyiwo671/
Muyavi671/
Muyewo671/
Maywau671/
Maweaa671/
Mgajwa671/
Meiywa671/
Myoywa671/
Moyawo671/
Meawat671/
Maywaa671/
Maywat671/
Majwad671/
Maewah671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muyawa
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