Mau Surname

8,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nauru

Mau Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Maua in Germany.

Mau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India33,4451:22,9351,757
Indonesia14,4201:9,1711,177
United States4,4341:81,7459,297
Vietnam4,3341:21,377390
Germany2,8331:28,4173,732
Papua New Guinea1,0721:7,606556
France6111:108,71116,172
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Cambodia4271:36,2701,633
Australia4081:66,1667,893
Peru3231:98,4036,324
Solomon Islands3061:1,896149
Canada2871:128,38213,382
Tanzania2861:185,11116,019
Malaysia2831:104,2207,083
Nigeria2781:637,20430,060
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Denmark1451:38,9294,066
Tonga1401:767219
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
French Polynesia1101:2,553518
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
England861:647,88437,755
Pakistan671:2,666,32722,731
Suriname511:10,8362,716
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Romania401:501,94738,412
Nauru351:33999
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Chile321:550,51513,718
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Kenya261:1,776,15035,982
Singapore261:211,83510,313
China241:56,971,7323,099
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Estonia121:110,15019,471
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
East Timor91:135,103179
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Samoa41:48,452659
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:341,62426,307

The alternate forms: Mậu (1) & Māû (1) are calculated separately.

Mau (439,792) may also be a first name.

Mau Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Maua in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Mau Last Name Facts

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

Mau (Bengali: মৌ, Hindi: मौ, Marathi: मौ, Oriya: ମାଉ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Mậu or Māû. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,513th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 108,945 people. Mau is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Mau are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,325th most widely held first name globally, held by 439,792 people.

The last name Mau is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 33,445 people, or 1 in 22,935. In India it is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 79 percent reside, Gujarat, where 10 percent reside and Haryana, where 5 percent reside. Excluding India Mau occurs in 108 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Mau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mau last name increased 3,016 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 717 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mau last name are 1.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Mau earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 15.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,356 per year; in South Africa they earn 245.16% more than the national average, earning R 820,236 per year; in Vietnam they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning 78,181,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning $48,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.91% more than the national average, earning $57,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mậu891/
Maus8617,081/
Maut8612,788/
Mahu8610,109/
Mayu863,196/
Maud862,974/
Maju862,479/
Maue862,469/
Mauz861,899/
Mauß86613/
Maux86507/
Maiu86294/
Mauh86196/
Mgau86134/
Mauy86132/
Maup86116/
Mauu8679/
Maué8660/
Mhau8634/
Mmau8621/
Hmau862/
Mauê861/
Mauś861/
Ma8021,354,561/
Mu801,028,966/
Māû781/
Mauya759,933/
Mauch759,311/
Maheu754,688/
Mayou753,360/
Maues752,989/
Mayau752,897/
Maust752,276/
Mauss751,523/
Mauye75905/
Mahau75817/
Mault75795/
Majou75459/
Mgaju75426/
Mmaju75400/
Mauyo75388/
Maiau75274/
Mayus75231/
Maiou75130/
Meaut75125/
Muyau75111/
Maués75104/
Mauhs75104/
Moyau75101/
Mgayu7585/
Maius7572/
Mahhu7569/
Mauia7558/
Meyau7553/
Mayut7552/
Mahiu7532/
Mayud7528/
Mahyu7527/
Mauhy7523/
Maaju7521/
Mayuh7520/
Maoue7517/
Mauyy7517/
Mauep7515/
Majuh7511/
Mauet7510/
Maihu7510/
Mahju759/
Mayuo759/
Maued758/
Maahu757/
Majuu757/
Mauie756/
Mauts756/
Mauyt755/
Mmaud755/
Hmhau754/
Mayuu754/
Mai'u754/
Maiuș754/
Maudh753/
Maush753/
Mayhu753/
Mauue753/
Meaus752/
Meauz752/
Mautt752/
Mauez752/
Majuš752/
Maiuu752/
Mauou752/
Majuo752/
Mayuz752/
Mauds751/
Mayux751/
Mausd751/
Mauht751/
Meauy751/
Mhaud751/
Muiau751/
Mauee751/
Maiut751/
Maiuß751/
Mahuh751/
Hmayu751/
Moiau751/
Mmahu751/
Meiau751/
Maupp751/
Mauhd751/
Maudd751/
Mhauh751/
Majup751/
Majuz751/
Maiud751/
Maiuo751/
Maudt750/
Mai671,714,017/
Mou671,415,785/
May671,051,639/
Mas67187,843/
Mut6786,253/
Mah6759,927/
Mat6756,326/
Maa6733,493/
Mae6727,455/
Maj6727,175/
Moa6721,480/
Mui6719,409/
Mea6715,044/
Mus6713,845/
Mma6711,570/
Muy6711,358/
Mad678,000/
Maz676,949/
Muh676,932/
Mud674,314/
Mue674,033/
Maï673,755/
Map673,611/
Mux672,095/
Muj672,081/
Muz671,971/
Muo671,688/
Mahayu671,406/
Mha671,021/
Mayaud671,008/
Meu67838/
Mayoux67783/
Hma67767/
Majouz67695/
Mayaut67591/
Mayoud67561/
Mahaju67553/
Mahuet67534/
Maç67419/
Mahoue67413/
Mup67370/
Moyaux67364/
Muu67331/
Mağ67285/
Mayaux67255/
Mausch67231/
Mmauji67212/
Mgu67201/
Muç67107/
Muğ6799/
Maş6784/
Mhu6783/
Mga6774/
Majoux6766/
Maiaux6756/
Muț6746/
Mayeau6739/
Muľ6729/
Mayout6724/
Mmu6723/
Maihou6722/
Maî6721/
Mauyas6720/
Mauyes6719/
Mahjou6719/
Maoued6719/
Mauwet6718/
Mayhut6717/
Maihau6717/
Mauyat6715/
Moihau6715/
Méa6713/
Hmu6711/
Mauyad6710/
Mayous6710/
Majout678/
Majouh678/
Muś678/
Mayush676/
Mauhys676/
Mayouh676/
Maiout674/
Mmajuh674/
Hmajou674/
Mauwed674/
Muš673/
Maouhe673/
Majutė673/
Mauyap673/
Majuut673/
Mmayau672/
Moieau672/
Maujhe672/
Mahuez672/
Maihuu672/
Maź672/
Múa672/
Maajou672/
Mayuch671/
Meault671/
Maggiu671/
Majuot671/
Maioux671/
Mayhud671/
Mayutt671/
Maushd671/
Mauyed671/
Mauddh671/
Mauije671/
Maujaa671/
Meaush671/
Mhajou671/
Mhauje671/
Moyaud671/
Mujaus671/
Maujet671/
Maugie671/
Mayaus671/
Maiouh671/
Mhaudh671/
Maí671/
Maá671/
Maĭ671/
Mưa671/
Mauová671/
Mauuud671/
M'A671/
M'Maud671/
M'Mauh671/
Maoueh671/
Majuoh671/
Majuop671/
Majusz671/
Majaux671/
Hmaiou671/
Maâ671/
Mađ671/
Maś671/
Moyaus671/
Mhaoue671/
Mhajud671/
Mejeau671/
Meihau671/
Muÿ671/
Muá671/
Ėma671/
Mauova671/
Mmaaju671/
Mejaud671/
Mauehe671/
Mayuot671/
Maoues671/
Maiouz671/
Majudt671/
Mejaus671/
Mayauh671/
Majaut671/
Mahuhe671/
Maiaud671/
Maiaut671/
Mayhau670/
Meyeau670/
Maihut670/

Mau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mau in the Hindi language
मौmau98.42
मौ॰mau0.16
मौ़mau0.08
माूmau0.03
माुmau0.02
़़मौmau0
़मौmau0
मौ़़mau0
मौ्mau0
Mau in the Oriya language
ମାଉma'u83.33
ସାହୁsahu16.67
Mau in the Bengali language
মৌmau79.59
মউma'u14.29
মাউma'u6.12
Mau in the Marathi language
मौmau52.36
माऊma'u34.91
माउma'u8.36

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