Miway Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

Miway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Miway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Miway is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Miway is mostly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Miway reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Miway is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 53 percent are found and Madang, where 41 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 5 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiway9150/
Meiway9121/
Mieway9121/
Miwaya914/
Miwayo911/
Miways911/
Miwa894,702/
Maiwayo83204/
Missway8389/
Maiwaya8338/
Maiwaye8312/
Meiwaye836/
Maiwayu832/
Maiwa801,578/
Miwwa80642/
Myway80491/
Meiwa80291/
Mmiwa80187/
Moiwa80173/
Muiwa80166/
Muway80161/
Mihwa8040/
Miwah8035/
Miwai8035/
Meway8021/
Miwea8021/
Mhiwa8015/
Mivay806/
Miw'a804/
Mibay803/
Miwaa802/
Miwad802/
Miwha801/
Miewa801/
Miwua801/
Miwoa801/
Muwaya734,922/
Muwayi731,084/
Maiwat73540/
Meaway73338/
Maiwai73210/
Mewaye7357/
Muwaye7351/
Moiwai7341/
Miswey7327/
Miswea7321/
Meiwai7320/
Moiwah7318/
Maihwa7316/
Maiwah7315/
Mihwah7315/
Mewayo7312/
Maiwae7310/
Mewayi737/
Maibay736/
Mibaye735/
Muwajy734/
Meiwah734/
Misswa734/
Mmeiwa734/
Mayway734/
Miszwa734/
Meeway734/
Moiwad734/
Maivay733/
Mhihwa732/
Meihwa732/
Muwayo732/
Moibay732/
Mehway732/
Miewah732/
Miwhas732/
Maiwua732/
Miswat732/
Miswha731/
Mewgay731/
Mhaiwa731/
Muwayu731/
Meiwea731/
Mewaya731/
Maaiwa731/
Maiwye731/
Mihwai731/
Mibaya731/
Muibay731/
Muiwah731/
Miweya731/
Miwiya731/
Miwoyi731/
Miwuya731/
Miwuyo731/
Miwaju731/
Muiw'a731/
Mjwayi731/
Mijwat731/
Mewa672,943/
Muwa672,571/
Miva671,102/
Miba67547/
Maiwuya67366/
Miwi6753/
Maiwawe6723/
Misweya6721/
Miwe6717/
Maibaya6710/
Meahway6710/
Maiwiya6710/
Mywa679/
Miweyau678/
Muhwayi678/
Muhwaya678/
Mewaiyo676/
Maihuay675/
Mishwat673/
Mahaiwa672/
Miby672/
Mibayoh671/
Meawaye671/
Maiwaji671/
Maiwoya671/
Maiweya671/
Maaivay671/
Maiwajo671/
Maiwath671/
Maibaye671/
Maywaya671/
Mewayep671/
Mibayih671/
Muibayi671/
Muhijwa671/
Misuaya671/
Miwuoha671/
Maywayo671/
Moiwawe671/
Muwy671/
Mewy671/
Michuay671/

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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
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  • 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 Miway
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