Mwawa Surname
Approximately 4,310 people bear this surname
Mwawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,666 | 1:6,421 | 922 |
| Tanzania | 1,314 | 1:40,290 | 4,611 |
| Zimbabwe | 140 | 1:110,273 | 15,175 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwawa (91) may also be a first name.
Mwawa Demographics
Average Mwawa Salary in
South Africa
R 97,440
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mwawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwawa is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 108,070th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,690,846 people. Mwawa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwawa live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 91 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,666 people, or 1 in 6,421. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
Mwawa Last Name Statistics demography
Mwawa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59% less than the national average, earning R 97,440 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaiwa | 91 | 509 | / |
| Mwaywa | 91 | 226 | / |
| Mwawai | 91 | 72 | / |
| Mwauwa | 91 | 31 | / |
| Mwaewa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mwawas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwawea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwahwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwawah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwawaya | 83 | 51 | / |
| Mwahawa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mwaiswa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwahuwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwashwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwaswau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwawath | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwewa | 80 | 113,885 | / |
| Mwawi | 80 | 200 | / |
| Mwawo | 80 | 193 | / |
| Mwawe | 80 | 96 | / |
| Muawa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mwowa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mvawa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mwava | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mwaiwe | 73 | 904 | / |
| Mweiwa | 73 | 131 | / |
| Mwaiwo | 73 | 120 | / |
| Mwaabi | 73 | 77 | / |
| Mwaywe | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mbeawa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mwavai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mwayua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mweewa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwabay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mmwaba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwabaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbaawa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwabha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbowaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwewwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbaway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwabau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwabai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwavha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwehwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwawei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwajwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwayba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwoswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbawha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muawaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouhawa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mwahave | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mbaawah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mbawuaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| M'Mbawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muawadh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muawaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwaswii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaawua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muaawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhaawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaawea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhawha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muawaaz | 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 Mwawa
- 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