Mawut Surname

23,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Mawut Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan20,6091:554110
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Kenya3301:139,93911,339
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Mawut (12,047) may also be a first name.

Mawut Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawut is found most frequently in South Sudan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawut? popularity and diffusion

It is the 23,006th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 309,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawut reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 53,997th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 12,047 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Sudan, where it is carried by 20,609 people, or 1 in 554. Outside of South Sudan Mawut exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Mawut Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawute9156/
Mawout9152/
Mawuth912/
Mawutd911/
Mahawut8390/
Mawuith831/
Mawoute831/
Mahwute831/
Mabut80374/
Mavut80121/
Mawud8010/
Mawot805/
Mewut801/
Mahawutt771/
Mabout73333/
Mavaut7325/
Mawoud7311/
Meewut735/
Maabut735/
Mahvut734/
Mabutt734/
Mawoot731/
Mahwud731/
Mavute731/
Mawgoud671,028/
Maabout67116/
Mabouth6757/
Masvute6718/
Mahbout6711/
Mabhout678/
Mewouth672/
Mabhaut671/
Mavoudt671/
Mavhute671/

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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 Mawut
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