Maayu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Maayu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maayu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Maayu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maayu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maayu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Maayu reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 50 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 50 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Maayu occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 14 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maayou918/
Maau89621/
Maayout831/
Mahayut831/
Mahayou831/
Mayou803,360/
Mayau802,897/
Majau80783/
Mayeu80390/
Maiyu80314/
Mayiu80309/
Maiau80274/
Maaou80139/
Mauyu8058/
Maeau8037/
Ma'au8031/
Maaus806/
Mauau803/
Maaut802/
Maaau802/
Mayju801/
Maaud801/
Maauj801/
Maauz801/
Maaux801/
Mahayous771/
Mahayudd771/
Myu75120/
Mayaou731,868/
Mayaud731,008/
Mayoux73783/
Mayaut73591/
Mayoud73561/
Mahyou73420/
Mayaux73255/
Maueau7395/
Magiau7358/
Maiaux7356/
Mauyau7346/
Maiyou7340/
Mayyou7338/
Maehau7337/
Mayout7324/
Maiahu7321/
Maihau7317/
Mayheu7316/
Maijau7313/
Maauha7310/
Mayous7310/
Mauhau739/
Mahaou739/
Mayouh736/
Mayouy736/
Mayeus734/
Mayahu734/
Mayieu733/
Mauaut733/
Maiyue733/
Mmajau733/
Majhau733/
Mmayau732/
Maiyus732/
Hmaiyu732/
Maajou732/
Maaout732/
Maaouz732/
Mahaau731/
Mahauh731/
Mahauj731/
Maiyud731/
Maiyuj731/
Majahu731/
Maiaua731/
Mayehu731/
Mayeuy731/
Mayeuz731/
Maahut731/
Mayaus731/
Maaiou731/
Mauyeu731/
Mauyou731/
Mayaua731/
Ma'ahu731/
Majaux731/
Mayeuh731/
Meahau731/
Maaouj731/
Maaous731/
Mayauh731/
Majaut731/
Maiaud731/
Maiaut731/
Maihyu731/
Mayhau730/
Mahayouss712/
Maou671,688/
Muyu671,009/
Meau67313/
Moyu67256/
Mağu67231/
Meyu67155/
Mayoush67153/
Majault67134/
Mahault67107/
Mayhaus67105/
Mahyous6798/
Myus6769/
Maihaus6743/
Ma'u6736/
Mahyoui6725/
Maihaou6724/
Mauauth6718/
Mahyout6714/
Myhu6713/
Méau6710/
Maahoud679/
Maiyaou679/
Mjau678/
Mayyaou678/
Mahaoud678/
Mahaaut677/
Myuz677/
Mahyouz676/
Myou675/
Mahyoud675/
Myue674/
Mahauth674/
Mayault674/
Mayouch673/
Mahyoup673/
Myut673/
Mahaoup673/
Mayheus672/
Maaouch672/
Mahyeux672/
Mayaouy672/
Mahajau671/
Mayeoux671/
Mayaout671/
Maahuis671/
Mauyaus671/
Ma'ahau671/
Mahaaou671/
Mahahut671/
Mahajeu671/
Mahajou671/
Maiyoui671/
Majhaut671/
Mahyaou671/
Maiaout671/
Mayouss671/
Maúa671/
Majauie671/
Myuh671/
Mayhius671/
Mahaaud671/
Mahahuh671/

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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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  • 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 Maayu
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