Mowabe Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Mowabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mowabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mowabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mowabe is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mowabe.
How Common Is The Last Name Mowabe? popularity and diffusion
Mowabe is the 4,532,898th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Mowabe are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muwabe | 83 | 37 | / |
| Mowabi | 83 | 24 | / |
| Mowave | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mobabe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mowaba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mewabe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Movabe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mowobe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mowebe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muwaabe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mosuabe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mouwaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mewabeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mawabeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maswabeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Movabeed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawaba | 67 | 1,276 | / |
| Mabobe | 67 | 235 | / |
| Mubabe | 67 | 168 | / |
| Mobabi | 67 | 115 | / |
| Mowobi | 67 | 101 | / |
| Muwaba | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mawebe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mababe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Muwabi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Mawobe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mawabi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mabove | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mowoba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mewebe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mowebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mobobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mabave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mobaby | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mowabe
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