Mamowa Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mamowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mamowa (19) may also be a first name.

Mamowa Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Mamowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mamowa live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Mamowa occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mammowa9217/
Mmamowa921/
Mamdowa921/
Mamow9134/
Mamhoswa861/
Mamova8392/
Mamawa8362/
Mamoba8346/
Maamow835/
Mammow833/
Maumow832/
Memowa831/
Momowa831/
Mamowo831/
Mamuow830/
Mamhova7763/
Mamovha7735/
Mamobah7732/
Maamova779/
Mammawa775/
Mamawas774/
Maumova773/
Maimawa773/
Mamuova772/
Mamoiba771/
Mamohwo771/
Mamaïwa771/
Mamaway771/
Mamowei771/
Mamobay771/
Maimova771/
Maymova771/
Mammova771/
Mamosva771/
Mamouba771/
Mamov7378/
Momow7327/
Mamab7324/
Mamaf7315/
Mamaw7311/
Mamav739/
Mamhovha7161/
Mamhosva7139/
Maemawah7122/
Maismova715/
Mamafova711/
M'Mamawa711/
Mamovova711/
Mahamova711/
Mam6733,855/
Mamaba67447/
Memova6771/
Mamava6739/
Mamafe6724/
Mamabo6713/
Maamov6713/
Mamofe6711/
Mamuov676/
Mhamob674/
Mammaw674/
Masmov673/
Mamabh673/
Maimov672/
Moymow672/
Maumov672/
Mammab671/
Mahammova671/
Mammavova671/
Mamawo671/
Meimow671/
Momawa671/

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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 Mamowa
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