Maaw Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Somalia

Maaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592

Maaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maaw occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,220,661st most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Maaw is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Maaw are found; 84 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 84 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Maaw is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 1,659,643. In The Philippines Maaw is most common in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 97 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 2 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahaw8928/
Maawe8916/
Maawz893/
Maawp891/
Maw86108,697/
Mawe754,262/
Maab75625/
Maaf75135/
Mauw75121/
Meaw7534/
Mhaw7523/
Mahw7511/
Maav7510/
Maww757/
Maiw755/
Mawh754/
Mgaw754/
Mayw752/
Hmaw751/
Mauwe67276/
Mahaf67262/
Maiwe67218/
Mauws67130/
Maywe6783/
Mahav6738/
Maafs6722/
Meawe6719/
Maabø6714/
Maafe6710/
Hmawe674/
Maaif674/
Mhawe674/
Maajb673/
Maaaf671/
Mayhw671/
Mawhe671/
Maaiv671/
Maaab671/
Mahuw671/
Maywh671/
Mmawe671/
Majhw671/
Majww671/
Mahww671/
Mahjw671/
Meaws670/

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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 Maaw
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