Mou Surname

360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,415,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Mou Surname User-submission:

The surname Mou or Moe means 'liquor', 'wine' or 'alcohol'. It's origin is from an ethnic tribe named Dinka from South Sudan.

Mou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,332,5101:1,026118
Bangladesh63,3531:2,515251
Taiwan3,8951:6,019136
Cambodia2,2001:7,040824
Hong Kong1,6301:4,500227
Papua New Guinea1,4841:5,494336
India1,2641:606,85629,180
Morocco1,1591:29,7464,740
Thailand9141:77,28510,288
United States8841:410,02135,697
Macau8781:685130
Indonesia8311:159,14515,529
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
French Polynesia4481:62735
Algeria4391:87,99913,517
Iran4051:189,58615,553
Singapore3421:16,104685
Nigeria2841:623,74229,581
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Cameroon2371:87,63310,590
Mauritania2111:19,4071,770
Canada1671:220,63221,263
France1651:402,56259,152
Australia1271:212,56520,555
United Arab Emirates1201:76,3526,997
Malaysia821:359,68619,062
Solomon Islands761:7,6321,216
Denmark751:75,2637,389
Italy621:986,39869,332
Lesotho601:33,8766,160
England551:1,013,05650,089
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Panama421:93,1493,638
South Sudan361:317,085679
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Moû (1) are calculated separately.

Mou (77,161) may also be a first name.

Mou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mou or Moe means 'liquor', 'wine' or 'alcohol'. It's origin is from an ethnic tribe named Dinka from South Sudan.

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Mou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mou (Bengali: মৌ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻡ, Hindi: मौ, Marathi: मोउ, Russian: Моу) occurs in China more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Moû. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mou is the 360th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,147 people. Mou occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mou are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Mou is also the 12,764th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 77,161 people.

This last name is most commonly held in China, where it is carried by 1,332,510 people, or 1 in 1,026. Besides China this last name occurs in 89 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 4 percent are found and Taiwan, where 0 percent are found.

Mou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mou has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,653 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mou Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mou surname are 1.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 6.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,112 per year; in South Africa they earn 76.9% less than the national average, earning R 54,900 per year; in United States they earn 16.56% more than the national average, earning $50,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.37% more than the national average, earning $56,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moû891/
Mout869,138/
Mous865,339/
Moud865,113/
Mouh862,824/
Moue861,292/
Mouy861,011/
Mouj86567/
Mohu86556/
Moux86438/
Mouz86288/
Mhou86168/
'Mou86148/
Moup8621/
Mmou8617/
Mgou8613/
Mouë868/
Hmou862/
M'Ou861/
Mo802,791,493/
Mu801,028,966/
Mouha754,722/
Mayou753,360/
Mouss752,141/
Meyou752,091/
Moult751,867/
Hmoud751,392/
Mouch75868/
Mouya75823/
Mouji75712/
Moues75571/
Majou75459/
Mouyo75405/
Moust75307/
Mouja75265/
Mouhe75240/
Mouje75215/
Mouet75166/
Maiou75130/
Moyau75101/
Mouys7587/
Moush7577/
Mouye7562/
Moudh7560/
Mouhy7552/
Mouez7528/
Mouhd7523/
Moued7521/
Moyuo7519/
Hmouz7517/
Maoue7517/
Mouts7511/
M'Oud758/
Mouio758/
Mhoud758/
Moujo757/
Hmmou756/
Mhouh754/
Hmout754/
Mouie753/
Moutt753/
Mouds753/
Mouhé753/
Mouia752/
Mmous752/
Moudd752/
Mouee752/
Mouzz752/
Mauou752/
Mousp751/
Moutp751/
M'Mou751/
Moudt751/
Moueh751/
Mouhh751/
Mousz751/
Mouée751/
Mgoue751/
Moiau751/
Mèhou751/
Mmoud751/
Mouyh751/
Mouès751/
Mmoue751/
Mmouh751/
Mhous751/
Moujs750/
Moe67405,792/
Moh67231,837/
Mut6786,253/
Moi6773,528/
Mau6766,892/
Moo6741,989/
Moy6736,869/
Moa6721,480/
Mui6719,409/
Moz6716,584/
Mot6714,869/
Mus6713,845/
Muy6711,358/
Mos679,490/
Muh676,932/
Mud674,314/
Mue674,033/
Mux672,095/
Muj672,081/
Muz671,971/
Moj671,778/
Muo671,688/
Mod671,657/
Mouhyi67963/
Meu67838/
Mayoux67783/
Majouz67695/
Mho67630/
Moß67582/
Mayoud67561/
Moţ67496/
Mahoue67413/
Mup67370/
Moyaux67364/
Moț67359/
Muu67331/
Mop67322/
Hmouch67275/
Hmo67255/
H'Moud67225/
Mgu67201/
Moş67181/
Mouyet67136/
Muç67107/
Muğ6799/
Mmo6787/
Mhu6783/
Mgo6780/
Majoux6766/
Moujah6765/
Mouett6762/
Moğ6752/
Moș6749/
Muț6746/
Moš6740/
Åmo6738/
Mouyos6737/
Mohoue6736/
Mouyah6732/
Muľ6729/
Mayout6724/
Mmu6723/
Maihou6722/
Moľ6719/
Mahjou6719/
Maoued6719/
Mão6717/
Moihau6715/
Moś6714/
Mouyat6713/
Moouud6713/
Mouyap6712/
Moujip6712/
Hmu6711/
Mouhie6711/
Mayous6710/
Moutch679/
Majout678/
Majouh678/
Muś678/
Meyoud677/
Moujed677/
Mayouh676/
Meihou674/
Maiout674/
Moï674/
Mouies674/
M'Ouyh674/
Hmouyi674/
Hmajou674/
Muš673/
Maouhe673/
Mousss673/
Moieau672/
Mhouje672/
Moujih672/
Mouedh672/
Meyouh672/
Moujap672/
Mouhja672/
Moë672/
Mouyee672/
Mouyeh672/
Mouyep672/
Maajou672/
Moussh672/
Moujee671/
Maioux671/
M'Houd671/
Mhajou671/
Mouiad671/
Mouios671/
Moyaud671/
Maiouh671/
Mouiah671/
Mouths671/
Moá671/
Mậu671/
Maoueh671/
Hmaiou671/
Moudth671/
Mouesh671/
Moueth671/
Mougie671/
Mouyez671/
Mouyss671/
Mousds671/
Moussd671/
Mouszz671/
Moyaus671/
Moç671/
Moč671/
Mhaoue671/
Muouet671/
Meheou671/
Muÿ671/
Muá671/
Mouied671/
Maoues671/
Maiouz671/
Mouiat671/
Mohued671/
Mouiet671/
Moutts670/
Meeous670/

Mou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mou in the Bengali language
মৌmau-
Mou in the Hindi language
मौmau71.04
मौ॰mau15.17
मौ़mau7.37
मोूmou0.71
मोुmou0.23
मो॰ूmou0.02
मोू़mou0.02
Mou in the Marathi language
मोउmo'u68.42
मोऊmo'u26.32
मोज़ुmozu5.26
Mou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻡam48.65
ﺃﻡam22.97
ﺍﻣﻮamw16.22
ﺃﻣﻮamw10.81
ﻣﻮmw1.35
Mou in the Russian language
Моуmou-

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