Mawu Surname

187,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Mawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo7351:9,8612,446
Indonesia5791:228,41021,214
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
South Africa2531:214,14122,604
Liberia401:110,2138,601
Taiwan341:689,5514,984
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
China121:113,943,4645,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mawu (645) may also be a first name.

Mawu Last Name Facts

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

Mawu is held by more people in Togo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 187,128th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,223,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Mawu are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 327,343rd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 645 people.

This surname is most widespread in Togo, where it is borne by 735 people, or 1 in 9,861. Barring Togo Mawu exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Ghana, where 12 percent live.

Mawu Last Name Statistics demography

Mawu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.37% less than the national average, earning R 179,724 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maweu898,292/
Maawu89245/
Mawau89210/
Mhawu8967/
Mawuh8950/
Mawou8928/
Maiwu8923/
Mawui8917/
Mawuu896/
Maswu893/
Mawuy891/
Mawup891/
Mawuz891/
Hmawu891/
Mahawu8095/
Maiwou8016/
Mawoud8011/
Hhmawu804/
Maawou802/
Mawuth802/
Maawui801/
Mauweu801/
Mawouh801/
Mawuih801/
Mawutd801/
Maywau801/
Mauwgu801/
Machwu801/
Mmaiwu801/
Mahwud801/
Mawuch801/
Mabu753,888/
Mavu753,612/
Mewu75142/
Mowu75124/
Mahawut7390/
Majwusz731/
Mawujje731/
Mawuith731/
Masswau730/
Mabui677,088/
Mabou672,509/
Mavhu67593/
Maabu67558/
Maibu67455/
Mgavu67400/
Mabau67374/
Mowuu67227/
Mavud67203/
Mabeu67142/
Mavut67121/
Mawoo6791/
Maivu6786/
Mabhu6766/
Mavou6757/
Mavus6753/
Mavuu6741/
Mavuy6734/
Mobau6724/
Mawoe6720/
Maubu6719/
Mabuy6714/
Meabu6713/
Maybu6712/
Mmewu6710/
Meewu6710/
Maveu6710/
Mouwu679/
Meiwu678/
Mavui676/
Mmabu674/
Matvu674/
Mavau674/
Mowou673/
Mayvu673/
Mauvu673/
Mewui673/
Mhabu672/
Mhowu672/
Mewuh672/
Mmowu671/
Mhavu671/
Mhewu671/
Mewuu671/
Mahawutt671/
Moewu671/
Mewau671/
Movau671/
Mevau671/
Mowuh671/
Mavuz671/
Mavuh671/

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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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  • 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 Mawu
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