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

Mawoo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawoo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mawoo is the 1,955,159th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Mawoo reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mawoo is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 26 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and Myanmar, where 4 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Mawoo
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