Muau Surname
Approximately 1,547 people bear this surname
Muau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,529 | 1:115,855 | 7,675 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Muau (859) may also be a first name.
Muau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muau (Hindi: मूौ, Russian: Муау) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 255,091st most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,710,760 people. The surname Muau is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muau are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 277,821st most frequently held given name globally It is held by 859 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,529 people, or 1 in 115,855. In Nigeria Muau is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 42 percent reside, Zamfara, where 41 percent reside and Gombe, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muauz | 89 | 32 | / |
| Muaux | 89 | 24 | / |
| Muahu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muoau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mueau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mbouau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbauau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mouhaou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Muhahud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbouu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mbaau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mouhahou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbuou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhaiyud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muohu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhaoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhaouch | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mouhaouss | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbouou | 60 | 9 | / |
| Mwauju | 60 | 3 | / |
| Mwau'u | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mvou'u | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mbahau | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mbou'ou | 55 | 120 | / |
| Mvou'ou | 55 | 8 | / |
| Muohous | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mbauhou | 55 | 1 | / |
Muau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muau in the Hindi language | ||
| मूौ | muau | 40 |
| मुौ | muau | 40 |
| मुाु | muau | 20 |
| Muau in the Russian language | ||
| Муау | muau | - |
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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 Muau
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