Mwawi Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Mwawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwawi (3,023) may also be a first name.
Mwawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwawi is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwawi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,185,157th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwawi live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 131,513th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,023 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Excluding Malawi it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwawai | 91 | 72 | / |
| Mwawei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaswii | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwawa | 80 | 4,310 | / |
| Muawi | 80 | 3,484 | / |
| Mwawe | 80 | 96 | / |
| Mwavi | 80 | 66 | / |
| Mwashwei | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mwaiwe | 73 | 904 | / |
| Mwaiwa | 73 | 509 | / |
| Muawei | 73 | 479 | / |
| Mwaywa | 73 | 226 | / |
| Mwabei | 73 | 108 | / |
| Mwaabi | 73 | 77 | / |
| Mwaibe | 73 | 37 | / |
| Mwauwa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mbawei | 73 | 25 | / |
| Mwaywe | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mwavai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mwavie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Muawie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muaywi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwawea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwabai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwasui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwajwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwahwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbahwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbawih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwawaya | 67 | 51 | / |
| Muhawij | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwachui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muawaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbaiwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhawgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhawi | 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 Mwawi
- 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