Mvawa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Mvawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mvawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mvawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mvawa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mvawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mvawa is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvawa live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Mvawa is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe Mvawa is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 100 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Mvawa is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbawa | 80 | 6,940 | / |
| Mwawa | 80 | 4,310 | / |
| Mvaba | 80 | 114 | / |
| Muawa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mvewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mvava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbaiwa | 73 | 1,525 | / |
| M'Bawa | 73 | 1,257 | / |
| Mbawah | 73 | 81 | / |
| Mwawai | 73 | 72 | / |
| Nvaiwa | 73 | 49 | / |
| Mbajwa | 73 | 45 | / |
| Mbauwa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mbeawa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbawua | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mbahwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mvaava | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mvavha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbaawa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbaywa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muavaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nvaïwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbaway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbawoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwawea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbawha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwawah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwawas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvabaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvabai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvaswe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muawaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbavaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwawaya | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mouhawa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mbahawa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mbaihwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mbaawah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mwahawa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbawuaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| M'Baiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Mbawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbahjwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbaiwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muawadh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muawaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muaawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbhaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwawath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaawua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaujwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhawha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muawaaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nimpawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbauhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhajwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhaawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaawea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaswua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbajjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mvawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis