Mawoo Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mawoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania781:678,73939,598
India51:153,413,076951,030
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Mawoo (26) may also be a first name.

Mawoo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawoo is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawoo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Mawoo reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live and Myanmar, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawooa9169/
Mawooh9112/
Maawoo918/
Mawoot911/
Maywoo911/
Maiwoo911/
Mawo892,365/
Mawhood83245/
Mawouho8311/
Mawwood830/
Mawoa80909/
Mawoh80849/
Maiwo80157/
Maboo8055/
Mgawo8037/
Mawou8028/
Mewoo8024/
Mawoe8020/
Mahwo8017/
Mawos8016/
Maawo806/
Mawoi805/
Mawuo805/
Maewo805/
Mavoo804/
Mauwo803/
Mawoy802/
Meawo802/
Mowoo801/
Mawwo801/
Mawho801/
Mawoz801/
Mahawoot7724/
Maswoodh771/
Maywoods770/
Mawoha7348/
Mavood7316/
Maiwou7316/
Mahawo7316/
Mawoud7311/
Mabhoo738/
Meawuo736/
Maiwuo735/
Maouho734/
Meawod734/
Machwo734/
Maiboo733/
Mawois733/
Majboo732/
Maswoy732/
Maaboo732/
Maawou732/
Mahwoh731/
Maevoo731/
Maiwod731/
Maivoo731/
Mawhop731/
Mahvoo731/
Maiwoe731/
Mavooz731/
Mawuoh731/
Mawouh731/
Meawos731/
Mayboo731/
Ma'wod731/
Maywod730/
Mawa6766,808/
Mabo6710,429/
Mewo674,640/
Mavo672,960/
Mawu672,261/
Mobo671,551/
Mowo67734/
Mahouho67259/
Movo67162/
Majouho678/
Mashwod672/
Maswuod672/
Meywood672/
Mavhood671/
Mhawosh671/
Mahbooy671/
Masvood671/
Moowood671/
Maiwgoi671/
Masouho671/

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