Maw Surname

5,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Maw Surname Definition:

A local surname of English origin. John Maw, smith in Homdine, 1672 (Lauder). Gave name to Mawisaiker and Mawisbalk in Berwick Retours. 'Schir Maw of the Rede Mayn in Wyntoun's Original Chronicle (v. 6, p. 330) is Sir Mathew de Redman, an English knight well known on the marches in the reign of Robert II.

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Maw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar100,8751:51583
England2,0991:26,5453,625
United States1,8381:197,20319,429
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Canada7451:49,4576,010
Thailand6451:109,51715,987
Australia3271:82,5569,565
Singapore2911:18,927769
New Zealand2721:16,6482,910
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
United Arab Emirates1091:84,0587,655
Malaysia921:320,58917,368
Wales291:106,7088,358
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
India251:30,682,615377,978
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Latvia171:120,59117,235
France161:4,151,420237,746
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Panama71:558,8949,437
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
China71:195,331,65210,124
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malta11:430,2723,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Macau11:601,6301,582
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0971:22,2203,130
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

Maw (112,464) may also be a first name.

Maw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A local surname of English origin. John Maw, smith in Homdine, 1672 (Lauder). Gave name to Mawisaiker and Mawisbalk in Berwick Retours. 'Schir Maw of the Rede Mayn in Wyntoun's Original Chronicle (v. 6, p. 330) is Sir Mathew de Redman, an English knight well known on the marches in the reign of Robert II.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) 1 Dweller at the Maw or Mow [Old English múga, a mow] William de la Mawe.—Hundred Rolls 2 Man, Warrior; Son, Kinsman [Old English magu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"The name Mac Coghlan is in Ireland beautified and abbreviated into Maw; the Mac Coghlan or head of the family was called the Maw; and a district of King's County was known, within the memory of persons now living, by the appellation of the Maw's County." Southey's Doctor.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Mawr; a location name in Glamorgan. Orfrom the Flemish, Mauw; from the Danish, Mau; from the Dutch, Mouw; from the German, Mauwe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The numerous and ancient families of Maw have been established for the last 350 years, as substantial freeholders, in all the principal places in the Isle of Axholme (the part of Lincolnshire west of the Trent), and Epworth has long known the name (Sto.). A family of gentry bearing the name resided in Epworth last century, and as far back as 1478 a Robert Maw held one of the chantries of Epworth church (Sto.). Three yeomen of the name took part in a riot of the commoners of Epworth in the time of Cromwell against the commissioner appointed to collect the new land - taxes (Sto.). Richard Maw, farmer, lost buildings valued at £126 in a destructive fire at the village of Haxey in 1744; and another Richard Maw, who was buried in Haxey in 1816, was an alderman of the neighbouring town of Doncaster (Sto.). Maw, Bishop of Bath and Wells, who died in 1629, was a Lincolnshire man (Sto.). In the 13th century the name of Mawe was confined to much the same part of England, more especially to Norfolk and Suffolk (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Maw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maw (Arabic: عمّو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻮ) is carried by more people in Myanmar than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maw is the 5,216th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 67,045 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Maw live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 9,146th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 112,464 people.

The surname Maw is most frequently held in Myanmar, where it is borne by 100,875 people, or 1 in 515. Other than Myanmar this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Maw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maw has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Maw surname rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 847 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 363 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 367 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Maw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Maw surname are 22.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Maw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.13% less than the national average, earning R 227,820 per year; in United States they earn 7.29% more than the national average, earning $46,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $51,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawe864,262/
Mauw86121/
Maaw8673/
Meaw8634/
Mhaw8623/
Mahw8611/
Maww867/
Maiw865/
Mawh864/
Mgaw864/
Mayw862/
Hmaw861/
Mauwe75276/
Maiwe75218/
Mauws75130/
Maywe7583/
Mahaw7528/
Meawe7519/
Maawe7516/
Mhawe754/
Hmawe754/
Maawz753/
Mahuw751/
Maawp751/
Mahjw751/
Mahww751/
Majww751/
Majhw751/
Mmawe751/
Maywh751/
Mawhe751/
Mayhw751/
Meaws750/
Mow6713,298/
Mab671,545/
Mav671,081/
Maf67795/
Mawowa67176/
Mafowa6766/
H'Mawe672/
Mhawch671/
Maggiw671/

Maw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻮamw50
ﺃﻣﻮamw33.33
ﻣﺎﻭmaw16.67
Maw in the Arabic language
عمّوmw-
عموmw-
موmw-

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