Moluwo Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Moluwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Moluwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moluwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moluwo is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moluwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moluwo is the 3,228,735th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Moluwo live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Moluwo is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 226,492. In Papua New Guinea Moluwo is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 75 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 14 percent reside and Madang, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moluwoi | 92 | 63 | / |
| Maluwo | 83 | 188 | / |
| Moluwa | 83 | 89 | / |
| Muluwo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Molowo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Molubo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Moluvo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mohluwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Molowoi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Moleuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malouwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moluwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mohlouwa | 71 | 87 | / |
| Molubhoy | 71 | 16 | / |
| Moulouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmolauwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maluwa | 67 | 20,740 | / |
| Muluwa | 67 | 1,976 | / |
| Moluba | 67 | 282 | / |
| Moliwa | 67 | 206 | / |
| Mouloubou | 67 | 203 | / |
| Molivo | 67 | 120 | / |
| Malowo | 67 | 105 | / |
| Malubo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mulubo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Maliwo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mulowo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maluvo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meliwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meluwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Moluwo
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