Maws Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maws Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Maws (13) may also be a first name.

Maws Last Name Facts

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

Maws (Arabic: عموس) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maws? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Maws are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Maws is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

The surname Maws is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Maws is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 90 percent live and Colorado, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 20 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Maws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Maws has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Maws last name decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maws Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Maws are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Maws earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 189.98% more than the national average, earning $125,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauws89130/
Mawst899/
Mawse893/
Mawsh891/
Meaws890/
Maiwes802/
Mawshe802/
Mahwsh801/
Mhawsh801/
Mews753,687/
Möws75327/
Mabs7599/
Mawz7547/
Mows7517/
Mavs753/
Mafs750/
Mahawsh733/
Moews67508/
Mouws67237/
Majbs67157/
Meuws67104/
Maivs6725/
Maafs6722/
Maefs6713/
Mosws679/
Mavse678/
Mowse676/
Maibs676/
Maawz673/
Meews673/
Meiws672/
Maphs671/
Maybs671/
Maabs671/
Maffs671/
Meavs671/
Mowss671/
Mafse671/
Maiweshe671/
Mawce671/
Mabsh670/
Meabs670/

Maws Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maws in the Arabic language
عموسmws-

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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 Maws
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