Mawak Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Mawak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| Philippines | 77 | 1:1,314,782 | 98,554 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mawak (23) may also be a first name.
Mawak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mawak is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,061,269th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name Mawak is primarily found in Asia, where 48 percent of Mawak live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mawak is also the 2,239,265th most common forename on earth, borne by 23 people.
The surname Mawak is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria Mawak is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 72 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 14 percent reside and Cross River, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mawake | 91 | 28 | / |
| Maiwak | 91 | 14 | / |
| Maawak | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mawakh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Maiwake | 83 | 1,979 | / |
| Mahawak | 83 | 6 | / |
| Maswake | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mawacke | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mashwak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mawac | 80 | 374 | / |
| Mowak | 80 | 52 | / |
| Mavak | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mawag | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mawok | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mewak | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maiwaike | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maswaike | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mowake | 73 | 164 | / |
| Maabok | 73 | 95 | / |
| Mawoke | 73 | 56 | / |
| Maawac | 73 | 31 | / |
| Maubak | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mayuak | 73 | 25 | / |
| Mavake | 73 | 20 | / |
| Masuak | 73 | 14 | / |
| Maivak | 73 | 9 | / |
| Maawag | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mavask | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mowack | 73 | 2 | / |
| Maewag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mewakh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mayvak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mauvake | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mauback | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maweike | 67 | 5 | / |
| Matveak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maaswaq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Majback | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mawague | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meiwake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masvake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahabak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mavakhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahback | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mawak
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