Mengaw Surname

212,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mengaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mengaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mengaw (1,619) may also be a first name.

Mengaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mengaw is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mengaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 212,982nd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,770,070 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mengaw live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 191,925th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 1,619 people.

Mengaw is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Without taking into account Ethiopia Mengaw exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mengawe927/
Menggaw923/
Mingaw8314/
Mengav831/
Mngahw831/
Mngawe831/
Mengab831/
Mengova7755/
Mingauw772/
Mengowa771/
Mengowe771/
Menghow771/
Mengov6746/
Mngowa6710/
Mengob675/
Mingow671/
Mingowa62201/
Mingova6285/
Mingouw622/
Mingowe621/
Mingov50179/
Mingob501/

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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 Mengaw
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