Mwav Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwav 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
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mwav Last Name Facts

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

Mwav is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwav? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwav reside; 63 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

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
Mbav752,798/
Muav7550/
Mwev7542/
Mwaw757/
Mwaf751/
Mbaav6747/
Mwafe6721/
Mwowa6716/
Mwapf672/
Mwaif671/
Mwawh671/
Mwuaf671/
Mwhaw671/
Mwahb671/
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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 Mwav
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