Jawoo Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jawoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jawoo (12) may also be a first name.

Jawoo Last Name Facts

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

Jawoo is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jawoo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawoo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Jawoo live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Jawoo is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

The surname Jawoo is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Bong County, where 82 percent live, Margibi County, where 9 percent live and Montserrado County, where 9 percent live. Barring Liberia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaewoo917/
Jaiwoo914/
Jeawoo911/
Jawo8910,738/
Jeeawoo8340/
Jaiwoot831/
Jaiwo80365/
Sawoo80255/
Djawo8071/
Jawoe8064/
Jawoh8037/
Zawoo8024/
Yawoo8019/
Jaawo8016/
Tjawo8013/
Jawwo809/
Jaboo809/
Jawoi808/
Jawop808/
Jawos805/
Ijawo802/
Jawou802/
Jawuo802/
Jawoa802/
Jajwo802/
Jaywo801/
Jahwo801/
Jjawo801/
Javoo800/
Jawous7349/
Djawou7321/
Yawoot7311/
Javood736/
Ejeawo736/
Yawood736/
Djawoi735/
Ijowoo733/
Jahboo733/
Hijawo732/
Jjaawo731/
Sahwoo731/
Joewoo731/
Ajjawo731/
Jawwod731/
Jawosz731/
Tjaiwo731/
Ejiawo731/
Jawosh731/
Sauwoo731/
Jeiwoo731/
Jawa6720,595/
Jovo6711,306/
Jabo675,613/
Sawo674,956/
Jobo673,399/
Yawo673,044/
Jowo67581/
Jawu67219/
Javo67180/
Zawo6761/
Zaywood6732/
Jawoisz6719/
Jawojsz6714/
Jeeavoo674/
Ayyawoo673/
Ajiawou672/
Yaywood671/
Iawo671/
Hajjawo671/

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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
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  • 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 Jawoo
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