Muano Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Muano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Muaño (1) are calculated separately.
Muano (128) may also be a first name.
Muano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muano (Russian: Муано) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Muaño. For other potential spellings of Muano click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muano? popularity and diffusion
Muano is the 2,979,664th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Muano live; 65 percent live in Oceania Islands and 65 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 821,896th most numerous given name globally, borne by 128 people.
The last name Muano is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: East Sepik, where 82 percent live, Madang, where 14 percent live and Northern, where 4 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muaño | 93 | 1 | / |
| Muango | 91 | 163 | / |
| Muhano | 91 | 110 | / |
| Muatnoi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Muhanno | 83 | 5 | / |
| Muaynoo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Muannoy | 83 | 5 | / |
| Muannoo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Muangou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Muannou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Muhanot | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muhanod | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muaynoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muana | 80 | 7,226 | / |
| Mwano | 80 | 1,704 | / |
| Mvano | 80 | 904 | / |
| Muono | 80 | 37 | / |
| Muaná | 80 | 5 | / |
| Muangnoi | 77 | 2,386 | / |
| Muangnoy | 77 | 109 | / |
| Muangnoo | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mouhanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhaango | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muanga | 73 | 6,923 | / |
| Mvango | 73 | 816 | / |
| Muhono | 73 | 510 | / |
| Mbouno | 73 | 197 | / |
| Muanas | 73 | 171 | / |
| Mwaino | 73 | 154 | / |
| Muongo | 73 | 150 | / |
| Muaina | 73 | 95 | / |
| Mbanou | 73 | 86 | / |
| Muanna | 73 | 49 | / |
| Mmbano | 73 | 10 | / |
| Muatna | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mwanou | 73 | 9 | / |
| M'Bano | 73 | 9 | / |
| Muanad | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mbaano | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbuono | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwanoi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbanno | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaano | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muonoz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwanuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbauno | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muangnooy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbounou | 67 | 427 | / |
| Muangna | 67 | 184 | / |
| Muaynah | 67 | 172 | / |
| Muaanah | 67 | 134 | / |
| Mouhana | 67 | 27 | / |
| Muangah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mvounou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Muhaana | 67 | 7 | / |
| Muannas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbounoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvangou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhanau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muahina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbannou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouhno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvougno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhauna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhan'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmuanga | 67 | 1 | / |
Muano Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muano in the Russian language | ||
| Муано | muano | - |
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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 Muano
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