Mawab Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mawab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mawab (13) may also be a first name.

Mawab Last Name Facts

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

Mawab is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Mawab is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Mawab reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahwab913/
Mgawab911/
Mahawab832/
Mawahab831/
Mawap8012/
Mabab809/
Mowab801/
Maabob7315/
Maubab737/
Mawhob735/
Maibab733/
Maybab733/
Mabaub732/
Mahuab731/
Mabaab731/
Mawhoub67904/
Mosswab674/
Maaboob671/
Maouhab671/
Mabhabh671/
Mawaipe671/
Mowahab671/
Mahabov671/

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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 Mawab
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