Mawang Surname

340,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Mawang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3371:87,5206,106
Indonesia3191:414,57434,944
Philippines1601:632,73967,224
Cameroon621:334,98530,391
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Taiwan401:586,1194,335
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Mawang (1,027) may also be a first name.

Mawang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawang is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mawang.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 340,606th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,753,981 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Mawang live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 65 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 250,393rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 1,027 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 87,520. In Malaysia Mawang is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 92 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live and Sabah, where 2 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and The Philippines, where 15 percent live.

Mawang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mawang surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiwang92308/
Majwang9211/
Maewang926/
Mauwang924/
Mahwang923/
Maweang922/
Mawaung921/
Hmawang921/
Mahawang86808/
Maehwang861/
Mashwang861/
Maswangs861/
Mawangue861/
Mabang831,911/
Maweng83714/
Mawong83609/
Mowang83432/
Mavang8315/
Mewang839/
Mawank837/
Mawamg831/
Maibang771,039/
Maiwong77560/
Maabong77290/
Masuang77128/
Mawoung7792/
Mahuang7758/
Mohwang7747/
Meewang7713/
Majvang7710/
Mouwang7710/
Meiwang777/
Maabang776/
Mauwong774/
Maivang773/
Majuang773/
Mhawong773/
Mawoing772/
Maubang772/
Mabeang772/
Mehwang772/
Mabaing771/
Mawanke771/
Moiwang771/
Mayuang771/
Mahavong7125,546/
Mahawong711,145/
Mewahang7144/
Maihuang7113/
Machuang7112/
Mavangue7111/
Mavasing7111/
Mathuang719/
Mowangue715/
Mahavang713/
Maibayng711/
Maiwoing711/
Moswaang711/
Maibaing711/
Mabong671,698/
Mowong67142/
Mahuating6742/
Movang6726/
Mewong6725/
Mobang6723/
Mavong6722/
Maveng6719/
Mevang679/
Matthuang678/
Mabanc671/
Mawoungue671/
Moweng671/
Mahawongh671/
Mouhwahng671/
Mavank671/
Mahawoong671/

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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 Mawang
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