Mayaw Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Mayaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger201:959,60121,357
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Mayaw (194) may also be a first name.

Mayaw Last Name Facts

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

Mayaw is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mayaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayaw? popularity and diffusion

Mayaw is the 2,689,253rd most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Mayaw are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Mayaw is also the 651,944th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 194 people.

This surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 959,601. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 60 percent live, Dosso Region, where 25 percent live and Zinder Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Niger Mayaw occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 27 percent live and Malaysia, where 23 percent live.

Mayaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mayaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Mayaw surname contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayhaw9141/
Mayawe9128/
Mauyaw911/
Mayw892/
Mayow804,914/
Majaw803,660/
Mayab80294/
Maywe8083/
Mayew8046/
Mayav8025/
Miyaw809/
Muyaw802/
Moyaw801/
Mayhw801/
Maywh801/
Mayhew7321,625/
Mayowa734,303/
Maiawe73312/
Mayoow73250/
Mayowe73207/
Mayuwe73103/
Moyawe7363/
Mayeva7350/
Mayewe7346/
Miyawe7326/
Mayhow7311/
Mayova7310/
Mayabh739/
Mahyow739/
Muyawe736/
Mayafe734/
Mayiwe733/
Mayhuw733/
Mayaph732/
Mauyav731/
Mayhab730/
Mauw67121/
Meaw6734/
Maihawe6733/
Mayb6717/
Maiw675/
Mayf675/
Mihyawe671/
Moyw671/
Myew671/
Mayaphe671/
Mayvova671/
Mayhiew670/

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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 Mayaw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis