Mawake Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Mawake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mawake (14) may also be a first name.

Mawake Last Name Facts

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

Mawake occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mawake.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawake? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Mawake live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Mawake is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Mawake is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 93 percent reside and West New Britain, where 7 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiwake921,979/
Maswake924/
Mawacke923/
Mawakeu921/
Mawak91235/
Maiwakez868/
Maiwaike865/
Mawasker864/
Maswaike863/
Maiwakey861/
Mawaka83548/
Mowake83164/
Mawaki8389/
Mawoke8356/
Mavake8320/
Maiwak8314/
Mewake836/
Mawace835/
Maweke832/
Maawak832/
Mawike832/
Mawakh831/
Mabakea7789/
Mawicke7744/
Mawache7734/
Mawakay7733/
Maiwaki7726/
Mauvake7725/
Mawakid7716/
Maiwaka7713/
Mahawak776/
Maiwaké776/
Mowaker776/
Maweike775/
Mawekea774/
Mawakka773/
Maywaka772/
Mewakei772/
Maibake772/
Mawakha772/
Mawague771/
Mowaket771/
Masvake771/
Mawoeke771/
Mashwak771/
Mahwike771/
Mahweke771/
Mauwike771/
Maewaki771/
Maawaka771/
Meiwake771/
Mowakeh771/
Mavakhe771/
Maaboke771/
Mawac73374/
Mowak7352/
Mavak7323/
Mawag736/
Mawok733/
Masvaike71103/
Maswakay7128/
Mouwakeh717/
Mowakket713/
Mahabake712/
Mahwauka712/
Mavasker711/
Mawayaki711/
Mahaboke711/
Masvauke711/
Mahwache711/
Maiwague711/
Mabayeke711/
Mowaka67289/
Mowaki67260/
Maveke67202/
Maabok6795/
Mawoka6783/
Mavaka6770/
Mabaqe6735/
Maawac6731/
Maubak6727/
Mayuak6725/
Mavike6723/
Masuak6714/
Mavaki679/
Maivak679/
Maawag675/
Mavask674/
Mavoke674/
Mowack672/
Movake671/
Mawaca671/
Mayvak671/
Maweki671/
Mowoke671/
Mawaqi671/

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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 Mawake
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