Moewes Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Moewes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moewes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1631:493,89942,398
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Moewes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moewes is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Moewes.

How Common Is The Last Name Moewes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moewes is the 1,088,856th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. Moewes is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Moewes reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 493,899. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 29 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent live and Berlin, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Moewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moewes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moewes surname increased 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moewes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Moewes earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 51.56% more than the national average, earning $65,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.04% more than the national average, earning $54,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mewes918,083/
Mowes91125/
Moewe91117/
Meiwes83570/
Moebes83318/
Meewes83214/
Moeves8383/
Mewies8382/
Meuwes8379/
Mouwes8357/
Meywes8345/
Moewis8323/
Miewes834/
Moeues834/
Maewes832/
Mewess831/
Mhowes831/
Moewer831/
Movees831/
Mowies831/
Meuwese77405/
Meijwes7735/
Mehwesh774/
Mouswes774/
Mehawes772/
Mouwies771/
Mohewer771/
Mojebes771/
Meiwess771/
Mewis731,056/
Meves73703/
Möwes73361/
Moeve7372/
Mowez7346/
Mawes7319/
Muwes7316/
Mowis736/
Moves734/
Maewe731/
Mewez731/
Mehawesh7115/
Meuwis67478/
Meewis67383/
Meives67246/
Meeves67228/
Mieves67223/
Meevis67189/
Moebis6772/
Muwese6761/
Mewiss6744/
Meibes6739/
Meeues6735/
Meabes6725/
Meaves6718/
Mahewe6717/
Mewish6715/
Mouves6713/
Maeves6712/
Mehues677/
Mowais677/
Muweis676/
Mhawes675/
Moveis675/
Mawesh673/
Movesh673/
Mevies672/
Moveus672/
Maiwes672/
Moewai672/
Mehwis672/
Movies672/
Maewer671/
Mohiwe671/
Mooves671/
Mubees671/
Moevei671/
Mauwes671/
Meybes671/
Moejwa671/
Mawess671/
Mehaweish671/
Meiwez670/
Moebey670/
Moyves670/
Moever670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moewes
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