Mvah Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mvah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mvah (11) may also be a first name.

Mvah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mvah is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mvah.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mvah is the 2,372,517th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mvah are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mvah is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 324,517. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 75 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 16 percent are found and East Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvahe89157/
Mvaha89131/
Mvaah891/
Mva861,191/
Mvahai801/
Mvoa75556/
Mfah75250/
Mvaa75199/
Mwah75192/
Mvoh7541/
Mvay755/
Mvap754/
Mvat751/
Mvea751/
Mvas751/
Mmva751/
Mvaz751/
Hmva751/
Mvau751/
Mvaj751/
Mvai751/
Muadh673,625/
Mwahu671,215/
Mwaha67381/
Mva'a6735/
Muash6720/
Muahy6713/
Mffah676/
Mvooh673/
Muach672/
Mbauh672/
Mvouh672/
M'Fah671/
Mbaih671/
Mvatt671/
Mbayh671/
Mbahh671/
Mfaha671/
Mwaih671/
Mveih671/
Mvgai671/
Muahh671/
Mweah671/
Mwaah671/
Mfahd671/
Mmuah671/
Mwadh671/
Mfath671/
Mbajh671/

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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 Mvah
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