Mowa Surname

55,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,9881:18,5252,315
Bangladesh3,4241:46,5412,607
South Africa5001:108,35513,046
Cameroon3281:63,3208,055
Namibia2691:8,9571,729
Papua New Guinea1341:60,8497,857
Philippines1141:888,05580,963
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
Congo551:90,7117,856
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Botswana441:49,7039,263
United States271:13,424,405494,117
India261:29,502,515369,827
Niger261:738,15417,467
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Mauritania171:240,87411,443
Vanuatu91:29,253714
England71:7,959,723202,100
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mowa (2,208) may also be a first name.

Mowa Last Name Facts

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

Mowa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻮ, Hindi: मोवा, Oriya: େମାୱା) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,154th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 790,749 people. Mowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Mowa live; 47 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 159,191st most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 2,208 people.

The surname Mowa is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,988 people, or 1 in 18,525. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 37 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Mowa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mowa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mowa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mowa surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mowa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 40.01% less than the national average, earning R 142,560 per year and in United States they earn 46.62% less than the national average, earning $23,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhowa89523/
Mmowa89350/
Moiwa89173/
Mowah89156/
Mouwa8988/
Moowa8972/
Moway8940/
Mowai8930/
Mowna8927/
Mohwa8910/
Mowha894/
Mowaj892/
Mowoa892/
Moywa892/
Mowea891/
Mow8613,298/
Mawowa80176/
Mobowa80164/
Mafowa8066/
Mooswa8062/
Mouwad8042/
Moiwai8041/
Mouwai8020/
Moiwah8018/
Muoswa8010/
Mhohwa807/
Mowhad807/
Mowath806/
Mowatz806/
Mowaad806/
Mofowa804/
Mowash804/
Moiwad804/
Mgoywa802/
Mouwaj802/
Mouwas802/
Mohwai802/
Mowhat801/
Mojwat801/
Mowahy801/
Mohuwa801/
Hmowad801/
Mowaid801/
Mohswa801/
Moowas801/
Mooway801/
Mojwad801/
Mowaaz801/
Mohway800/
Mosway800/
Mawa7566,808/
Moba752,626/
Mouw752,234/
Mova752,132/
Mowo75734/
Moow758/
Mhow756/
Mowt754/
Mosw753/
Mgow752/
Mohw751/
Moyw751/
Moosway73223/
Mahwowa7349/
Mavhowa737/
Mowaish736/
Mhoowai735/
Mouwaid734/
Mooswah733/
Mowaath733/
Mabhowa732/
Mousswa732/
Maffowa732/
Mouswad731/
Mowatth731/
Moweaux731/
Mouwgai731/
Maphowa731/
Mawah6713,628/
Moiba675,006/
Mobha673,257/
Mosua671,590/
Mawai671,220/
Mavoa671,069/
Mawua671,056/
Mawoa67909/
Mahwa67874/
Maway67594/
Moiwo67470/
Mowei67321/
Mouws67237/
Mgova67233/
Mawau67210/
Mawaa67208/
Mmawa67188/
Maawa67175/
Movad67173/
Mobai67135/
Mawea67123/
Mobea67121/
Mouba67108/
Movea67108/
Mobay67104/
Muoba67101/
Moyua6796/
Mooba6796/
Movoa6787/
Mowey6781/
Movha6755/
Mowoh6741/
Mawwa6731/
Movat6730/
Mosva6729/
Mobau6724/
Meuwa6722/
Mouwo6721/
Mawaj6721/
Moova6719/
Moiua6717/
Mhova6715/
Mohva6714/
Mowod6714/
Mmoba6713/
Mhawa6712/
Mawha6712/
Moiva6711/
Mouva6710/
Movas679/
Mosws679/
Movay678/
Motva677/
Moowo677/
Moyba676/
Movaa675/
Mgowo675/
Mhoba675/
Moyva674/
Mowth674/
Mowoi674/
Movaj673/
Movah673/
Mowou673/
Hmawa672/
Mobaa672/
Mochwacz672/
Movai672/
Mouua671/
Mowss671/
Hmoba671/
Mowoo671/
Mgoow671/
Mojwz671/
Muova671/
Moshw671/
Movau671/
Mowuo671/
Mohwo671/
Mowaahth671/
Ma'wa671/
Mowoy670/

Mowa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mowa in the Hindi language
मोवाmova-
Mowa in the Oriya language
େମାୱାemawa-
Mowa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻮamw21.43
ﻣﻮmw17.86
ﺍﻣﻮﻩamwh17.86
ﺍﻣﻮﺍamwa14.29
ﺃﻣﻮamw7.14
ﻣﻮﻩmwh7.14
ﻣﻮﺍmwa3.57
ﺍﻣﻮﻯamwy3.57
ﻣﻮﻭﺍmwwa3.57
ﺍﻣﻮﺓamwt3.57

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Footnotes

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