Mwo Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Mwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwo (30) may also be a first name.
Mwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Mwo is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Mwo reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most common forename globally, borne by 30 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 35 percent live, Benue, where 29 percent live and Kano, where 29 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent live and Taiwan, where 6 percent live.
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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 Mwo
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