Mwihava Surname

261,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwihava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwihava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4941:35,4364,139
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwihava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwihava has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwihava? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 261,888th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,864,850 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwihava live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mwihava is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,494 people, or 1 in 35,436. In Tanzania Mwihava is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 41 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Italy, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mihava921/
Mihavha861/
Mihaeva861/
Mihaiova802/
Mihayava801/
Mihaieva801/
Mihova774,683/
Mahava771,013/
Muhava7715/
Mohava778/
Mihave777/
Mehava776/
Mihavi773/
Mihaev773/
Miheva772/
Miheeva711,865/
Mwahafa71580/
Mahaeva7136/
Mwiheve7132/
Muhaeva7126/
Mwahave7118/
Mohavay7116/
Myhaeva7114/
Meihavi7112/
Mahavia7112/
Mwihabi7110/
Mohavia719/
Mehaeva716/
Muhavia715/
Maihova715/
Mahavai713/
Maihavi711/
Muihaba711/
Mihovva711/
Mihaiov711/
Mihayov711/
Miheiva711/
Mohavai711/
Mahavha711/
Mihov674,562/
Mihev6776/
Mahav6738/
Mahayeva6731/
Mwaihoba6720/
Mohaviya6713/
Mohav6713/
Muhav6712/
Mehav675/
Miheyeva674/
Mihaf673/
Mohavayo673/
Muhaviya672/
Mihiyeva672/
Muhayeva671/
Maihafua671/
Mwahafha671/
Mbiaba62112/
Mwayoba574/
Muehavi571/
Mwihobi571/
Mwaiyowa5318/

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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
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  • 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 Mwihava
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