Mowah Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Mowah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
Liberia71:629,79127,063
England61:9,286,343223,652
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mowah (42) may also be a first name.

Mowah Last Name Facts

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

Mowah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺍﻩ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mowah.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowah? popularity and diffusion

Mowah is the 1,398,030th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Mowah reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mowah is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 42 people.

The surname Mowah is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 30 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Ogun, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent live and Liberia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moiwah9118/
Mowath916/
Mowash914/
Mowahy911/
Mowa899,216/
Mowaish836/
Mowaath833/
Mooswah833/
Mowatth831/
Mawah8013,628/
Mewah801,071/
Mhowa80523/
Mmowa80350/
Moiwa80173/
Mouwa8088/
Moowa8072/
Mowoh8041/
Moway8040/
Mowai8030/
Mohwa8010/
Mowha804/
Movah803/
Mowoa802/
Mowaj802/
Moywa802/
Mowea801/
Mowaahth771/
Meewah73704/
Moubah73390/
Mooswa7362/
Mowhou7356/
Mawaha7349/
Mouwad7342/
Moiwai7341/
Mahwah7335/
Mouwai7320/
Mawaih7318/
Mohwoh7313/
Muoswa7310/
Mobaah7310/
Mhohwa737/
Mowhad737/
Moiwoh736/
Mowaad736/
Mowatz736/
Movash735/
Mawwah734/
Moiwad734/
Mawahy734/
Mouwaj732/
Mouwas732/
Mohwai732/
Moewai732/
Mgoywa732/
Mehwah731/
Mowaaz731/
Maewah731/
Mojwad731/
Mooway731/
Moowas731/
Mawaah731/
Mowaid731/
Mawahe731/
Hmowad731/
Mobaih731/
Mohuwa731/
Mewaha731/
Mowouh731/
Maawah731/
Mohswa731/
Meweah731/
Mojwat731/
Mowhat731/
Mhovah731/
Mosway730/
Mohway730/
Mawa6766,808/
Mewa672,943/
Moba672,626/
Mova672,132/
Mowo67734/
Moosway67223/
Maswach6714/
Mhoowai675/
Mouwaid674/
Maswadh672/
Mousswa672/
Moubaha672/
Mawahai671/
Maswath671/
Mawasth671/
Mawgaha671/
Mouswad671/
Moweaux671/
Moijuah671/
Maewaih671/
Mouwgai671/
Movahad671/
Maawash670/

Mowah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mowah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺍﻩmwah50
ﺍﻣﻮﺍﻩamwah50

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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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  • 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 Mowah
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