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

The last name Menwo occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Menwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Menwo is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Menwo are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Menwo is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 29 people.

The surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 339,118. In Liberia Menwo is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 46 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 38 percent reside and Bomi County, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Liberia Menwo exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

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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