Maow Surname

90,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somalia

Maow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,8651:16,1191,925
Somalia2,3041:5,839488
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Sweden201:492,33835,486
England101:5,571,806158,774
Norway101:514,22941,629
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Maow (1,554) may also be a first name.

Maow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maow is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Maow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maow? popularity and diffusion

Maow is the 90,962nd most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,384,412 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Maow reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 196,581st most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 1,554 people.

The surname Maow is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,865 people, or 1 in 16,119. In Kenya Maow is most prevalent in: Wajir County, where 44 percent are found, Mandera County, where 39 percent are found and Garissa County, where 11 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 44 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Maow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Maow earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.7% less than the national average, earning 246,743 kr per year and in United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maowa897,920/
Mayow894,914/
Mahow8930/
Maowe8917/
Ma'ow8910/
Maouw892/
Majow891/
Mauow891/
Maaow891/
Maoow891/
Maiow891/
Mayhow8011/
Mahaow803/
Mahhow801/
Ma'owa801/
Meaows801/
Maaowa800/
Maob75129/
Moaw7525/
Maov754/
Maof753/
Maüw751/
Maiyowe733/
Maiiows731/
Mahov67262/
Mohaw6766/
Maova6753/
Maouf6716/
Mohow6716/
Mo'ow679/
Maoof677/
Moawe673/
Meyow671/
Maľov671/
Moeaw671/
Moyow671/
Mahof671/
Mojow671/
Maauw670/

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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 Maow
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