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
The last name Mwawa is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mwawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 108,070th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 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. Mwawa is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 91 people.
The last name Mwawa is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 2,666 people, or 1 in 6,421. Without taking into account Malawi this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
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