Mauwi Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Mauwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Mauwi (13) may also be a first name.
Mauwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mauwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mauwi occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mauwi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Mauwi reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea Mauwi is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 61 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 16 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 6 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Mauwi
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