Mitaw Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Niger

Mitaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mitaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Mitaw (948) may also be a first name.

Mitaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mitaw occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mitaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Mitaw occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mitaw are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Mitaw is also the 262,398th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 948 people.

The surname Mitaw is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most common in: East Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 33 percent are found and Niger, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mithaw917/
Mitawe912/
Maitaw911/
Mitaawe834/
Maitawe832/
Mitab80186/
Mitaf8047/
Mutaw8036/
Metaw8017/
Mitow807/
Mitav806/
Maitaiwe7713/
Mitthaws770/
Mitova736,155/
Metawe731,302/
Maitab73125/
Meitav7318/
Mittow738/
Mithab736/
Mihtab736/
Maitav732/
Mithow732/
Maitaf731/
Maytaw731/
Mithav731/
Mietow731/
Muttaw730/
Mestawt671,771/
Mithowa67157/
Maitova6726/
Mittova6720/
Mithabh6718/
Maihtab6717/
Mettawe6710/
Maithab677/
Moitova676/
Mithowh675/
Meitova673/
Muitova672/
Maitaab672/
Muistaf671/
Mithaub671/
Mistaph671/
Maihtav671/
Maitaph671/
Mithaib671/

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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 Mitaw
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