Monway Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Monway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2051:21,5052,138
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Monway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monway occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Monway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,118,459th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Monway live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 21,505. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Grand Bassa County, where 45 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 34 percent reside and Rivercess County, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Liberia Monway occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Monway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Monway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Monway last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Monway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Monway surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Monway earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monwaye9217/
Mounway921/
Monwayi921/
Monwa91171/
Mothnway860/
Mmonwa83287/
Moonwa83236/
Muonwa8389/
Monwah8349/
Monwai8341/
Manway8335/
Monwea8321/
Mounwa8312/
Monbay839/
Momway836/
Mgonwa834/
Monwoa831/
Monnwa831/
Monwap831/
Monvay830/
Monwey830/
Mgonhwa77149/
Masnway7740/
Monweya7729/
Manwaye7710/
Munwayi7710/
Mosenwa774/
Manwaya774/
Manwayi774/
Moonwai774/
Moonwha773/
Mocinwa772/
Moonwat772/
Moinwad771/
Monwuah771/
Monbaye771/
Moonbay771/
Monvayi771/
Manwa732,730/
Munwa73221/
Monua73154/
Monwe7368/
Monba7363/
Monby7324/
Monwi7319/
Monva7311/
Momwa739/
Manwy731/
Mounbaye7110/
Mounbayi711/
Mombay671,613/
Mhenwa67284/
Moinwe67207/
Munwai67200/
Manwah67165/
Manuay67133/
Manwai67132/
Mounwe6796/
Mhomwa6774/
Monbah6771/
Monweh6767/
Monuat6755/
Munwah6743/
Moonwe6725/
Muonwe6721/
Manwau6719/
Monbai6713/
Monwid6713/
Monwee678/
Monuoa676/
Manbay675/
Moonba675/
Mounba675/
Mhonwe674/
Monwou674/
Monuae673/
Munhwa672/
Manvay672/
Munbay672/
Mannwa672/
Manwha672/
Menhwa672/
Moonby671/
Momwad671/
Monwoe671/
Manwhy671/
Monvea671/
Maunwa671/
Mounmbaye671/
Monboy671/
Monuea671/
Monvoa671/
Momnwe671/
Manwua671/
Mmanwa671/
Monvai671/
Monuad671/
Manwaj671/
Manwas671/
Monvey670/
Monnua670/

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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 Monway
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