Mawezu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mawezu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawezu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mawezu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawezu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawezu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mawezu is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Mawezu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawezu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Mawezu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Mawezu is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 33 percent live, Kitgum District, where 33 percent live and Koboko District, where 33 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.

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Maezu911/
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Maezou833/
Mayezu832/
Mawyzu831/
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Mawaizu773/
Mawadzu771/
Mayezou771/
Mawaseu771/
Maiwazu771/
Meizu735,096/
Mauzu732,054/
Maseu73377/
Maceu73153/
Maizu73133/
Mazeu73109/
Meazu7375/
Miezu7336/
Maesu7315/
Meyzu735/
Mayzu735/
Myezu731/
Meuzu731/
Mawedjou711/
Miyazu671,803/
Maudzu671,405/
Maetsu67409/
Madjeu67382/
Masseu67341/
Miezou67311/
Mazzeu67190/
Maizou67190/
Mujazu67185/
Mabesu67166/
Mayzus67154/
Mayzou6773/
Maizus6769/
Meyazu6755/
Muiazu6736/
Maesui6733/
Meizhu6728/
Mayesu6723/
Meazou6722/
Maiazu6722/
Mauzud6720/
Meizou6720/
Maazeu6719/
Matjeu6717/
Masheu6716/
Mahuzu6711/
Maegiu677/
Maizau675/
Muyazu675/
Mayeju675/
Mauziu674/
Mauzau673/
Maechu673/
Meuzeu673/
Majuzu672/
Majesu672/
Maizhu672/
Maaizu672/
Majozu672/
Mayzud672/
Mahjeu672/
Majazu671/
Meitzu671/
Majizu671/
Maitzu671/
Masceu671/
Mauzuz671/
Mawasu671/
Majeuh671/
Mayuzu671/
Meizeu671/
Mawisu671/
Maeshu671/
Mauzus671/
Majeju671/

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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 Mawezu
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