Mahwon Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Mahwon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 38 | 1:116,014 | 8,917 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Mahwon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahwon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahwon occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahwon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahwon is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Mahwon reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 116,014. In Liberia Mahwon is most common in: Nimba County, where 55 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 26 percent are found and Margibi County, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Mahwon
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