Manuwi Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

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

Manuwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manuwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748

Manuwi (15) may also be a first name.

Manuwi Last Name Facts

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

Manuwi is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manuwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Manuwi live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Manuwi is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Manuwi is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 98 percent live and West Sepik, where 2 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manuwai9229/
Manuwei927/
Mainuwi921/
Manguwi921/
Mannuwai861/
Manhuwei861/
Manuwa831,973/
Manubi8359/
Manuwe8352/
Maniwi8329/
Manuvi832/
Monuwi831/
Manhuwa77504/
Manuhwa77487/
Manoubi77104/
Manubai7742/
Manhuwe7737/
Mainuwe7730/
Manhiwi7729/
Maniwai7720/
Manouwa7716/
Maniwei777/
Manowoi775/
Mainubi775/
Manusvi772/
Manubui772/
Manusui771/
Manihui771/
Manowei771/
Manuboi771/
Manouvi771/
Manauwe771/
Manouwe771/
Manhuvi771/
Maneuvi771/
Menuwai771/
Maniwie771/
Manubhai713,926/
Manhoubi71101/
Mainouwe7137/
Mannoubi7126/
Manhuhwa7114/
Mangnuwe716/
Mainubai713/
Manhouvi711/
Manoubei711/
Mahnoubi711/
Mainoubi711/
Monubi67246/
Manowe67225/
Manuby67157/
Manywe67129/
Manube67125/
Maniwe67121/
Manywa6782/
Menuwe6773/
Manivi6767/
Manuva6745/
Manuve6739/
Monuwa6723/
Manive675/
Monuwe675/
Monowi673/
Magnuvich671/

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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 Manuwi
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