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 has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maaw? popularity and diffusion

Maaw is the 2,220,661st most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is primarily 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.

The surname Maaw is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 1,659,643. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 97 percent live, Calabarzon, where 2 percent live and National Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 12 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

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
  • 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 Maaw
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