Mawao Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Mawao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mawao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawao is borne by more people in Togo than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 582,776th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mawao live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Togo, where it is held by 525 people, or 1 in 13,805. Not including Togo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawaou913/
Mawaoh911/
Maiwao911/
Maswao911/
Maiwaoa831/
Mawaiyo831/
Mabao803,096/
Mawoa80909/
Mavao8026/
Mowao803/
Mashwaho771/
Mawoua73171/
Mawooa7369/
Mawoha7348/
Maabao7342/
Mawouo7338/
Maibao7318/
Mgavao734/
Mabaou733/
Mawaau731/
Mahuao731/
Maweaa731/
Mabhao731/
Maiwouhao711/
Mabahou6713/
Meewaeo6711/
Mewaiyo676/
Maawoua675/
Maivaou672/
Mawoiya672/
Mabaiyo671/
Maywoad671/
Mawouah671/
Mawouat671/
Mawouoa671/
Mawouoh671/
Mawajja671/
Machuao671/
Mabahao671/
Mahbaou671/
Mewahou671/
Mawajha671/
Maswoha671/
Meeweao671/

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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 Mawao
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