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

Maaw is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,220,661st most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Maaw live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Maaw is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 1,659,643. In The Philippines Maaw is mostly found in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 97 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 2 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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
  • 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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