Ma'o Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
American Samoa
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Ma'o Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ma'o Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
American Samoa281:1,991404
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153

Ma'o (18) may also be a first name.

Ma'o Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ma'o Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ma'o is found most frequently in American Samoa. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ma'o? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ma'o is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Ma'o reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Polynesia. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 18 people.

The last name Ma'o is most frequent in American Samoa, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,991. Aside from American Samoa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mae'o894/
Ma'os892/
Ma'oz892/
Ma'od892/
Ma'oh892/
Ma'ou891/
Mao862,970,478/
Ma'ayo8010/
Ma'aio805/
Ma'oss801/
Maho758,798/
Mgao754,010/
Maoa752,648/
Maou751,688/
Mmao75860/
Maoz75611/
Maeo75399/
Maoh75305/
Maos75254/
Maoy75152/
Maoo75117/
Maot7590/
Maoi7588/
Maop7586/
Meao7557/
Maao7543/
Maod7532/
Mauo7524/
Mo'o7521/
Mhao7516/
Maïo7511/
Maľo752/
Maoj751/
Ma'hood731/
Maiyo6726,041/
Mahao672,937/
Mahou671,597/
Maijo671,268/
Mayyo67652/
Magio67565/
Maoud67414/
Maayo67411/
Mahoy67405/
Maout67331/
Majio67216/
Maous67182/
Maaou67139/
Majjo67129/
Mahoi67114/
Majho67102/
Meaou6754/
Majgo6750/
Mayio6734/
Ma'au6731/
Maood6725/
Meaoa6724/
Mahuo6723/
Maooz6721/
Mahho6717/
Maouz6717/
Mhaot6712/
Hmaou679/
Maaho679/
Maaoa679/
Mahoh678/
Mauho677/
Meaos676/
Mauoa676/
Maeho675/
Maotz674/
Maots673/
Maois673/
Maooe673/
Maiio672/
Maaoo672/
Maosh672/
Maoss672/
Maïgo672/
Maoch672/
Mahoč672/
Mauou672/
Maoid672/
Maaod672/
Maoht671/
Mauoj671/
Mauoz671/
Maott671/
Mhaod671/
Maaoh671/
Mmaou671/
Mauoi671/
Mauot671/
Mae'a671/
Maeoi671/
Maooa671/
Maooh671/
Maouh671/
Maoih671/
Mahoj671/
Mou'o671/
Mo'oh671/
Mgaoj671/
Majyo671/
Mahoï671/
Maoip671/
Maaoi671/
Maaoj671/
Maoux670/
Maohs670/

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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 Ma'o
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