Mawe Surname
Approximately 4,262 people bear this surname
Mawe Surname Definition:
A local surname of English origin. John Maw, smith in Homdine, 1672 (Lauder). Gave name to Mawisaiker and Mawisbalk in Berwick Retours. 'Schir Maw of the Rede Mayn in Wyntoun's Original Chronicle (v. 6, p. 330) is Sir Mathew de Redman, an English knight well known on the marches in the reign of Robert II.
Read More About This SurnameMawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 849 | 1:62,358 | 6,669 |
| Papua New Guinea | 779 | 1:10,467 | 905 |
| Cameroon | 775 | 1:26,799 | 3,647 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| DR Congo | 397 | 1:186,095 | 18,831 |
| Indonesia | 307 | 1:430,779 | 36,125 |
| Nigeria | 135 | 1:1,312,169 | 51,890 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Philippines | 79 | 1:1,281,496 | 97,319 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 26 | 1:170,379 | 8,688 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 58 | 1:420,265 | 24,785 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Mawe (1,153) may also be a first name.
Mawe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A local surname of English origin. John Maw, smith in Homdine, 1672 (Lauder). Gave name to Mawisaiker and Mawisbalk in Berwick Retours. 'Schir Maw of the Rede Mayn in Wyntoun's Original Chronicle (v. 6, p. 330) is Sir Mathew de Redman, an English knight well known on the marches in the reign of Robert II.
Mac Máighe This is a Gaelic patronymic assumed by a family of Condon. May is sometimes a synonym of this. MIF 175
Mac Máighe This is a Gaelic patronymic assumed by a family of Condon. May is sometimes a synonym of this. MIF 175
"The name Mac Coghlan is in Ireland beautified and abbreviated into Maw; the Mac Coghlan or head of the family was called the Maw; and a district of King's County was known, within the memory of persons now living, by the appellation of the Maw's County." Southey's Doctor.
The numerous and ancient families of Maw have been established for the last 350 years, as substantial freeholders, in all the principal places in the Isle of Axholme (the part of Lincolnshire west of the Trent), and Epworth has long known the name (Sto.). A family of gentry bearing the name resided in Epworth last century, and as far back as 1478 a Robert Maw held one of the chantries of Epworth church (Sto.). Three yeomen of the name took part in a riot of the commoners of Epworth in the time of Cromwell against the commissioner appointed to collect the new land - taxes (Sto.). Richard Maw, farmer, lost buildings valued at £126 in a destructive fire at the village of Haxey in 1744; and another Richard Maw, who was buried in Haxey in 1816, was an alderman of the neighbouring town of Doncaster (Sto.). Maw, Bishop of Bath and Wells, who died in 1629, was a Lincolnshire man (Sto.). In the 13th century the name of Mawe was confined to much the same part of England, more especially to Norfolk and Suffolk (H. R.).
Mawe Demographics
Average Mawe Salary in
United States
$57,372 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mawe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻭ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mawe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 109,213th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,709,889 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Mawe are found; 27 percent are found in Central Africa and 27 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mawe is also the 234,291st most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 1,153 people.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 849 people, or 1 in 62,358. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 34 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 29 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Mawe is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 18 percent are found.
Mawe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mawe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mawe last name rose 1,013 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 135 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mawe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (92%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Mawe last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mawe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.75% less than the national average, earning R 45,744 per year and in United States they earn 32.96% more than the national average, earning $57,372 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mawe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mawe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺎﻭ | amaw | 45.24 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻭﻩ | amawh | 26.19 |
| ﻣﺎﻭﻩ | mawh | 9.52 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻭ | amaw | 7.14 |
| ﻣﺎﻭ | maw | 4.76 |
| ﻣﻮﺍ | mwa | 2.38 |
| ﺃﻣﻮ | amw | 2.38 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻭﻩ | amawh | 2.38 |
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Footnotes
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