Maiwu Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Maiwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maiwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
China21:683,660,78330,601
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Maiwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maiwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maiwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maiwu is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Maiwu reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Maiwu is most common in: Nasarawa, where 62 percent are found and Yobe, where 38 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 30 percent are found and China, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayiwu915,008/
Majiwu91109/
Maiwou9116/
Mmaiwu911/
Mawu892,261/
Miwu89215/
Maweu808,292/
Maibu80455/
Maawu80245/
Mawau80210/
Maivu8086/
Mhawu8067/
Miwou8064/
Mawuh8050/
Mawou8028/
Mawui8017/
Mgiwu808/
Meiwu808/
Mawuu806/
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Maswu803/
Miwut801/
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Mawuz801/
Hmawu801/
Mawuy801/
Majibu73572/
Mayuwu73369/
Mayawu73248/
Muyawu73137/
Mahawu7395/
Mayibu7369/
Mujawu7340/
Maiabu7322/
Maibou7321/
Mawoud7311/
Maibhu738/
Hhmawu734/
Mayewu734/
Muyiwu734/
Mujiwu734/
Miyawu734/
Majawu733/
Mawewu732/
Mawevu732/
Maawou732/
Mawuth732/
Miwouh732/
Misswu732/
Moyawu731/
Maibui731/
Mahwud731/
Machwu731/
Mgeawu731/
Mauwgu731/
Maywau731/
Mauweu731/
Meiwou731/
Mijiwu731/
Mayivu731/
Maibeu731/
Maiwoo731/
Maiwoe731/
Maawui731/
Mawutd731/
Mawuih731/
Mawuch731/
Mawouh731/
Mabu673,888/
Mavu673,612/
Mibu672,764/
Mewu67142/
Mahawut6790/
Mivu6748/
Mahwebu6715/
Maiabui6710/
Maiabau674/
Maiabou672/
Mawuith671/
Majawhu671/
Mayhibu671/
Mjwu671/
Mawujje671/
Majwusz671/
Majibeu671/
Maibhou671/
Mayibou671/
Moyiwou671/
Meyaweu671/
Meyiwou671/
Mihwouh671/
Mehawou671/
Muyawau671/
Masswau670/

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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 Maiwu
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