Muau Surname

255,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Muau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5291:115,8557,675
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
France31:22,140,907385,998
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muauz8932/
Muaux8924/
Muahu891/
Muoau891/
Mueau891/
Mbouau801/
Mbauau801/
Muou752/
Mouhaou7314/
Muhahud731/
Mbouu678/
Mbaau675/
Mouhahou673/
Mbuou671/
Muhaiyud671/
Muohu671/
Muouz671/
Mouhaoud671/
Mboau671/
Mouhaouch621/
Mouhaouss621/
Mbouou609/
Mwauju603/
Mwau'u601/
Mvou'u601/
Mbahau601/
Mbou'ou55120/
Mvou'ou558/
Muohous551/
Mbauhou551/

Muau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muau in the Hindi language
मूौmuau40
मुौmuau40
मुाुmuau20
Muau in the Russian language
Муауmuau-

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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 Muau
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