Mavao Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mavao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Mavao (48) may also be a first name.

Mavao Last Name Facts

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

Mavao occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mavao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Mavao live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 48 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Mavao is primarily found in: East New Britain, where 92 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 4 percent reside and Gulf, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgavao914/
Maivaou832/
Mabao803,096/
Mavoa801,069/
Mawao80538/
Movao8010/
Mampao73587/
Moevao7363/
Mavoho7359/
Maabao7342/
Maibao7318/
Mabaos7314/
Mavoha739/
Mavoua736/
Manpao735/
Mawaou733/
Masbao733/
Mabaou733/
Mabaho732/
Mabhao731/
Maswao731/
Mavouo731/
Mabaot731/
Maiwao731/
Moivao731/
Masvoa731/
Mahuao731/
Mawaoh731/
Mevaho731/
Mavayya6736/
Mevaiyo6719/
Mabahou6713/
Mahaboo677/
Manphao675/
Maawoua675/
Masbaou672/
Mampaou672/
Mabaood672/
Mabahao671/
Masvoho671/
Mabaiyo671/
Ma'voho671/
Mahvouo671/
Mahbaou671/
Mawaiyo671/
Mabaooe671/
Maiwaoa671/
Meevaeo671/
Machuao671/
Masbaho671/

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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 Mavao
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