Mwowa Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Mwowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Mwowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwowa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwowa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwowa live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is most common in: Kasese District, where 92 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwoswa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwabowa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwawowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwawa | 80 | 4,310 | / |
| Mwova | 80 | 990 | / |
| Mwoba | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mwowo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mww | 75 | 15 | / |
| Muhowa | 73 | 491 | / |
| Mwawai | 73 | 72 | / |
| Mbohwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Muoswa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mbowaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwawea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbhowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwahwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwawah | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Bowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwawas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwav | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mouhawa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mwahawa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwaw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mwob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwawath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbohjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhowah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaswau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwashwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmww | 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 Mwowa
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