Maowa Surname

63,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Maowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh7,8401:20,3261,442
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Maowa (42) may also be a first name.

Maowa Last Name Facts

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

Maowa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻮﻭ) is found most in Bangladesh. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maowa? popularity and diffusion

Maowa is the 63,256th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 920,145 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Maowa are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 42 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 7,840 people, or 1 in 20,326. Other than Bangladesh this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Maowa Last Name Statistics demography

Maowa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.01% less than the national average, earning R 114,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayowa914,303/
Mahowa911,812/
Maowad91184/
Majowa9187/
Maowat916/
Maouwa912/
Ma'owa911/
Maowoa911/
Maiowa911/
Maaowa910/
Maow895,264/
Mahouwa8339/
Maiyowa8321/
Mahohwa8316/
Mayiowa833/
Meadowa832/
Mahowoa832/
Mahowad831/
Mahtowa831/
Maisowa831/
Mahowah831/
Mayowea831/
Maphowa831/
Mayow804,914/
Maoba801,132/
Maova8053/
Mahow8030/
Moawa8013/
Ma'ow8010/
Maouw802/
Mauow801/
Maaow801/
Maoow801/
Maiow801/
Majow801/
Mahadowa7795/
Maayouwa771/
Maiyohwa771/
Maa7533,493/
Majova733,012/
Moyowa73237/
Mahova73223/
Moawas7379/
Majowo7322/
Mahowo7317/
Meyowa7314/
Mohowa7312/
Mayhow7311/
Mayova7310/
Maľova737/
Maiova737/
Mohawa736/
Maowoh736/
Mauawa734/
Mojowa734/
Moawat734/
Mahaow733/
Mayowo733/
Maowei732/
Mozowa732/
Meaows731/
Moawwa731/
Mmaoba731/
Muiawa731/
Moawoa731/
Maooua731/
Maouba731/
Maovaz731/
Maobai731/
Maobay731/
Mahhow731/
Mauova731/
Moawea731/
Maas6767,904/
Maha6750,723/
Maaz6717,543/
Maat677,848/
Maad675,850/
Maai673,953/
Maah673,302/
Maay671,721/
Ma'a67461/
Maľa67218/
Moawadh67200/
Mostowa67189/
Maob67129/
Maijawa67126/
Mo'awad67123/
Maaj67104/
Mgaa6785/
Maaø6756/
Mahhova6751/
Maiyawa6750/
Mahovha6746/
Mahouva6737/
Mmaa6732/
Maïa6727/
Moaw6725/
Meiyawa6717/
Maaa6716/
Maaç6713/
Maiowei6710/
Maap679/
Moaawad679/
Moawaad679/
Mahobay677/
Mahobah676/
Maĺa676/
Mauawad676/
Maoubai676/
Maihova675/
Majiova675/
Hmaa675/
Maov674/
Maehova674/
Maof673/
Mahouba673/
Mooawad672/
Mahowey672/
Mochowa672/
Mhaa672/
Majgova671/
Mahuova671/
M'Aa671/
Meydowa671/
Maiiows671/
Maiyowo671/
Mayowoh671/
Mağa671/
Mouawah671/
Mouawas671/
Mossowa671/
Moiyawa671/
Moawash671/
Mohawah671/
Mouawea671/
Mahgova671/
Mohojwa671/

Maowa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maowa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻮﻭamww50
ﺃﻣﻮﻭamww50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maowa
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