Menwo Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Menwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Menwo (29) may also be a first name.

Menwo Last Name Facts

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

Menwo is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Menwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Menwo reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name globally, borne by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 339,118. In Liberia Menwo is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 46 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 38 percent are found and Bomi County, where 8 percent are found. Beside Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menwoo911/
Menwod911/
Menwa801,785/
Menbo8036/
Minwo8015/
Menuo803/
Mhenwa73284/
Minwoo7313/
Mainwo7313/
Menboo7312/
Menbou738/
Møenbo737/
Menwah735/
Mennuo733/
Mienwa732/
Menhwa732/
Maenwa732/
Mmenwa732/
Meenwa732/
Menwat731/
Menboh731/
Mnuo67201/
Menouho6720/
Mnwa673/
Menbouh672/
Mnbo671/

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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 Menwo
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