Manowo Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Manowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581

Manowo (18) may also be a first name.

Manowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manowo occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manowo? popularity and diffusion

Manowo is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Manowo is predominantly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Manowo are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 70 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Manowo is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 18 people.

The surname Manowo is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea Manowo is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 89 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 11 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangowo92150/
Manhowo9259/
Manowoi925/
Mannowo921/
Manouwoh861/
Manowa83550/
Manobo83227/
Manewo83119/
Manawo8336/
Monowo8328/
Manuwo8323/
Manovo8311/
Menowo836/
Mangovo773,720/
Manguwo77785/
Manhovo77186/
Masnovo7732/
Manhobo7728/
Manowah7716/
Manouwa7716/
Mainowa773/
Manewou772/
Mannowa772/
Manawou771/
Manawoo771/
Manhowa771/
Manhawo771/
Manobou771/
Manooba771/
Maignowa7129/
Manoubou712/
Manavood711/
Manhovho711/
Manova674,162/
Manuwa671,973/
Manawa671,334/
Manová67955/
Manewa67929/
Manabo67516/
Manoba67338/
Manubo67239/
Monowa6739/
Manevo6737/
Manuvo6723/
Monewo6721/
Monobo6719/
Monovo6719/
Menewo6711/
Manavo677/
Monawo675/
Menowa674/
Mounouwou671/
Menovo671/
Menawo671/

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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 Manowo
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