Miowa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Miowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Miowa (19) may also be a first name.

Miowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Miowa is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Miowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Miowa is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Miowa live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name globally It is held by 19 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Miowa is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 91 percent reside and Chimbu, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mihowa91316/
Maiyowa8321/
Mijiowa833/
Mayiowa833/
Muyiowa831/
Miova8098/
Mioba8064/
Miawa8022/
Meowa805/
Myowa802/
Miowo801/
Maiyohwa771/
Mihova734,683/
Miaway731,157/
Mihawa73157/
Mijova7324/
Mijoba7324/
Miovas7315/
Mgiawa739/
Miawad736/
Mjojwa733/
Mihoba733/
Miouat732/
Myoywa731/
Mieova731/
Miawai731/
Miawea731/
Miobah731/
Mhioua731/
Miawas731/
Miawaz731/
Maijawa67126/
Maiyawa6750/
Meiyawa6717/
Mijiawa6711/
Maiowei6710/
Majiova675/
Maiyowe673/
Maihowe672/
Mhiouah672/
Mejiawa671/
Mieaway671/
Mujiawa671/
Mihouba671/
Maiyowo671/
Mijovać671/
Miahway671/
Moiyawa671/
Mayowea671/
Miawaya671/
Mejioua671/

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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 Miowa
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