Mawusi Surname

98,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Mawusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,2951:6,291861
Togo4201:17,2575,159
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Mawusí (1) are calculated separately.

Mawusi (5,127) may also be a first name.

Mawusi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawusi is found most in Ghana. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mawusí. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawusi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 98,410th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,512,567 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mawusi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 94,710th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 5,127 people.

The surname is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 4,295 people, or 1 in 6,291. Aside from Ghana this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Mawusi Last Name Statistics demography

Mawusi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.99% less than the national average, earning $18,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawusí941/
Mawussi923,642/
Mawutsi927/
Mawushi923/
Mawousi922/
Mawoussi865,731/
Mabusi831,062/
Mawuse83369/
Mawusa83119/
Mavusi8366/
Mawuzi8316/
Mawisi8313/
Mowusi832/
Mawugi832/
Mawuji832/
Mawosi831/
Mawushe77148/
Mabushi7735/
Mawuchi7728/
Mabuisi7723/
Mavutsi7714/
Mabussi7711/
Mawudji779/
Mawishi775/
Mabusai774/
Mawoshi774/
Maubusi774/
Mowushi774/
Mawudzi774/
Mawusse773/
Mawutse771/
Mawuise771/
Mavuisi771/
Mawuhsa771/
Mavusoi771/
Mawujji771/
Mawouchi71664/
Maiwisai718/
Mabuisie712/
Mahwishi711/
Mahbousi711/
Mewoussi711/
Mowutshi711/
Maibushi711/
Mabuse672,381/
Mavuzi671,659/
Mavusa67341/
Mavisi67198/
Mawuza67115/
Mawosa6767/
Mabuzi6745/
Mavuji6735/
Mavuse6717/
Mawuze6710/
Mawuje6710/
Mawizi674/
Mawose674/
Mawise674/
Mabugi673/
Mabuci673/
Mowisi672/
Mawize671/
Maiboussi671/
Mawozi671/
Mawoutchi671/
Mobusi671/
Mowuse671/
Mowusa671/

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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 Mawusi
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