Maow Surname
Approximately 5,264 people bear this surname
Maow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,865 | 1:16,119 | 1,925 |
| Somalia | 2,304 | 1:5,839 | 488 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Maow (1,554) may also be a first name.
Maow Demographics
Average Maow Salary in
United States
$12,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maow occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maow is the 90,962nd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,384,412 people. The last name Maow occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Maow are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 196,581st most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 1,554 people.
The surname Maow is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,865 people, or 1 in 16,119. In Kenya it is most common in: Wajir County, where 44 percent live, Mandera County, where 39 percent live and Garissa County, where 11 percent live. Apart from Kenya it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Maow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maowa | 89 | 7,920 | / |
| Mayow | 89 | 4,914 | / |
| Mahow | 89 | 30 | / |
| Maowe | 89 | 17 | / |
| Ma'ow | 89 | 10 | / |
| Maouw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Majow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mauow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maaow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maoow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maiow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mayhow | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mahaow | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mahhow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ma'owa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meaows | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maaowa | 80 | 0 | / |
| Maob | 75 | 129 | / |
| Moaw | 75 | 25 | / |
| Maov | 75 | 4 | / |
| Maof | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maüw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maiyowe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Maiiows | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahov | 67 | 262 | / |
| Mohaw | 67 | 66 | / |
| Maova | 67 | 53 | / |
| Maouf | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mohow | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mo'ow | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maoof | 67 | 7 | / |
| Moawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maľov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moeaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maauw | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Maow
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