Mwapiwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mwapiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mwapiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwapiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwapiwa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwapiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwapiwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Mwapiwa is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent live and Midlands Province, where 50 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Mwapiwa occurs in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 33 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 Mwapiwa
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