Mawo Surname

180,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9501:139,21013,807
Cameroon7021:29,5864,001
Pakistan2391:747,46410,944
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Liberia71:629,79127,063
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mawo (1,403) may also be a first name.

Mawo Last Name Facts

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

Mawo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻭ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 180,255th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,081,415 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Mawo reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 208,697th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 1,403 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 950 people, or 1 in 139,210. In Indonesia Mawo is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 84 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 12 percent live and West Nusa Tenggara, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia Mawo is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.

Mawo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mawo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning R 128,736 per year and in United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawoa89909/
Mawoh89849/
Maiwo89157/
Mawoo8991/
Mgawo8937/
Mawou8928/
Mahwo8917/
Mawos8916/
Maawo896/
Mawuo895/
Maewo895/
Mawoi895/
Mauwo893/
Meawo892/
Mawoy892/
Mawho891/
Mawoz891/
Mawwo891/
Mawooa8069/
Mawoha8048/
Maiwou8016/
Mahawo8016/
Mawooh8012/
Mawoud8011/
Maawoo808/
Meawuo806/
Maiwuo805/
Machwo804/
Meawod804/
Mawois803/
Maswoy802/
Maawou802/
Meawos801/
Mawouh801/
Mawuoh801/
Maiwoo801/
Mahwoh801/
Maywoo801/
Mawoot801/
Mawhop801/
Maiwod801/
Ma'wod801/
Maywod800/
Mawa7566,808/
Mabo7510,429/
Mewo754,640/
Mavo752,960/
Mowo75734/
Mawhood73245/
Mawouho7311/
Maswuod732/
Mashwod732/
Maiwgoi731/
Mhawosh731/
Mawwood730/
Mauwa6732,555/
Mawah6713,628/
Maweu678,292/
Mabou672,509/
Maiwa671,578/
Maboi671,304/
Mavoa671,069/
Mawua671,056/
Mahwa67874/
Masuo67667/
Maywa67628/
Mewoh67546/
Moiwo67470/
Maboy67372/
Mawaa67208/
Mmawa67188/
Maibo67188/
Mabho67181/
Maawa67175/
Maybo67108/
Mavuo67103/
Maabo6788/
Meawa6780/
Mauvo6757/
Mavou6757/
Maboo6755/
Maewa6751/
Mabuo6750/
Mavoi6744/
Mowoh6741/
Mawwa6731/
Meavo6725/
Mewoo6724/
Mahawoot6724/
Maivo6722/
Mouwo6721/
Maevo6718/
Mowod6714/
Mhawa6712/
Mawha6712/
Maubo6712/
Majwa6711/
Mayuo679/
Mavoh678/
Masvo677/
Meuwo677/
Moowo677/
Meabo676/
Mgowo675/
Mewuo675/
Muiwo675/
Mavoo674/
Meewo674/
Mowoi674/
Mmabo673/
Mavot673/
Mowou673/
Meiwo673/
Mehwo673/
Hmawa672/
Mahvo672/
Mayvo672/
Mavod672/
Mavos672/
Majuo672/
Mowoa672/
Mhabo672/
Mavoz671/
Maswoodh671/
Mhavo671/
Mewho671/
Maachwoh671/
Mowoo671/
Meywo671/
Mowuo671/
Mohwo671/
Matvo671/
Maiuo671/
Ma'wa671/
Maywoods670/
Mowoy670/
Mavoy670/

Mawo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mawo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻭamaw38.46
ﺍﻣﻮamw23.08
ﺍﻣﺎﻭﻩamawh15.38
ﺃﻣﻮamw7.69
ﻣﻮﻯmwy7.69
ﺃﻣﺎﻭamaw7.69

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mawo
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