Mahiwu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mahiwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahiwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mahiwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahiwu occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mahiwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahiwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Mahiwu are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Gorontalo, where 100 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahewu83146/
Mohiwu833/
Mahivu831/
Mahivou779/
Mahibou771/
Mehiwou771/
Mohewu676/
Mahevu671/
Maevhu671/
Mahesvu6211/
Moewu551/
Maevus5014/
Maevui505/

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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 Mahiwu
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