Mohowa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mohowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mohowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mohowa (15) may also be a first name.

Mohowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mohowa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mohowa is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mohowa reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Mohowa is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 80 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 10 percent live and Western Cape, where 10 percent live. Not including South Africa Mohowa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Mohowa Last Name Statistics demography

Mohowa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.56% less than the national average, earning R 58,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohojwa921/
Mahowa831,812/
Mohova83130/
Mohawa836/
Mohowo834/
Mahouwa7739/
Mahohwa7716/
Mahowoa772/
Mooawad772/
Mohhova771/
Mohawah771/
Mojhova771/
Mahowah771/
Mahowad771/
Maowa737,920/
Moawa7313/
Mohawass711/
Mahova67223/
Maowad67184/
Moawas6779/
Mahowo6717/
Mohava678/
Maowat676/
Moawat674/
Maouwa672/
Moawea671/
Moavha671/
Mohawo671/
Mohovo671/
Maowoa671/
Maooua671/
Ma'owa671/
Moawoa671/
Moawwa671/
Maaowa670/

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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 Mohowa
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