Måwe Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Måwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Måwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

Måwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Måwe occurs most in Sweden. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Måwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. Måwe is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Måwe are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 259,125. In Sweden Måwe is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent reside, Västmanland County, where 24 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwe86530/
Mweu756,461/
Mwei751,779/
Mwea75990/
Hmwe7577/
Mwee7566/
Mwey7547/
Mhwe7537/
Mweh7534/
Mwej7534/
M'We7512/
Mwie752/
Mmwe752/
Mwue751/
Mw671,037/
Mwije67822/
Mwech675/
Hmwei673/
Hmwee672/
Mweis672/
Mweea671/
Mwwey671/
Mwihe671/
Mweah671/
Mwoue671/
Mweet671/
Mwest671/

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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 Måwe
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