Mosawo Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Mosawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mosawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mosawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mosawo is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mosawo is the 4,649,889th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Mosawo is predominantly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Mosawo live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Mosawo is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moshawo922/
Moutsawo862/
Musawo833,129/
Mosawa83171/
Masawo8354/
Mosabo8327/
Mosowo8312/
Mosavo835/
Mozawo831/
Moshawa77149/
Moshabo7760/
Mashawo7756/
Mutsawo7735/
Moseabo7727/
Mousawa7719/
Masawoy7717/
Massawo7716/
Mosiawa7714/
Masawoi778/
Mosgawa773/
Mushawo772/
Musoswo771/
Masawoh771/
Mussawo771/
Mmasawo771/
Mosiowo771/
Moshowo771/
Mosaboi771/
Masahwoy7111/
Moussawa718/
Moshawah715/
Moussabo715/
Mosashwa715/
Masahwoi714/
Mousavou712/
Mossawat712/
Matsawou711/
Mousabou711/
Mosgowoi711/
Mosabooy711/
Mossabou711/
Moosawat711/
Moshowoi711/
Mashaawo711/
Moussavou6729,805/
Masabo6717,609/
Masawa673,760/
Musawa673,682/
Masewo672,467/
Mosoba671,035/
Mesawa67811/
Mosova67398/
Mazowo67262/
Moseva67239/
Mosaba67239/
Mosobo67224/
Mosowa67123/
Moussabou67122/
Mosewa67119/
Mozawa6775/
Mazawo6772/
Musowo6750/
Macawo6723/
Majowo6722/
Moosabhoy6718/
Musabo6714/
Majawo6713/
Mousavost6710/
Mesewo677/
Masowo677/
Mosová675/
Masavo672/
Moussavot672/
Mazewo672/
Motsheawa671/
Mousashwa671/
Mouchawou671/
Moushabou671/
Moussouwo671/
Mosava671/
Muzowo671/
Mäsabo671/
Mocavo670/

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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
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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 Mosawo
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