Myawa Surname
Approximately 351 people bear this surname
Myawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Myawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Myawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Myawa is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Myawa? popularity and diffusion
Myawa is the 799,576th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Myawa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Not including Malawi it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myawai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Myawah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Maiyawa | 83 | 50 | / |
| Meiyawa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Moiyawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Myaba | 80 | 2,152 | / |
| Myava | 80 | 608 | / |
| Mjawa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Miawa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Myawe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Myawo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Myowa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mahayawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miaway | 73 | 1,157 | / |
| Mihawa | 73 | 157 | / |
| Myaave | 73 | 28 | / |
| Myavga | 73 | 22 | / |
| Mgiawa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hmjawa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Miawad | 73 | 6 | / |
| Miawas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Myavha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Myhawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Myoywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miawaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Myajwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miawea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miawai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Myawuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maijawa | 67 | 126 | / |
| Maiyowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Maiyaba | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mijiawa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Meahway | 67 | 10 | / |
| Maiyawo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mujjawa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maiyawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Moyiawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mayiowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mehaswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mejiawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mujiawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myaavga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muyiowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mieaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miahway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myaaver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miawaya | 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 Myawa
- 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