Mowan Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Mowan (617) may also be a first name.

Mowan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mowan occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 970,883rd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Mowan are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mowan is also the 336,019th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 617 people.

Mowan is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States Mowan is most frequent in: Indiana, where 25 percent are found, Minnesota, where 20 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Mowan exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Mowan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mowan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 593 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mowan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mowan surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.87% being registered with the party.

Mowan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning $42,452 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowane9182/
Mouwan9110/
Mgowan919/
Mowhan917/
Moewan912/
Moowan912/
Mowahn911/
Moswan911/
Mouwane83291/
Mmowane8331/
Moshwan832/
Mowhane831/
Mowahan831/
Mowattn831/
Mowwane831/
Moowane831/
Mawan808,286/
Mewan80545/
Movan80161/
Mowon80122/
Moban80115/
Muwan8049/
Mowam802/
Mowangue775/
Mojwaine774/
Moswaang771/
Mawane73393/
Meewan73231/
Mahwan73157/
Mowong73142/
Movane73104/
Mouwon73102/
Moivan7380/
Muwane7349/
Movang7326/
Mawean7322/
Moiban7317/
Movand7317/
Mujwan7314/
Movhan7314/
Muhwan7310/
Movgan737/
Mawain737/
Mawank737/
Muwuan736/
Maewan736/
Mobain735/
Maawan735/
M'Ewan735/
Mawhan734/
Mobhan734/
Mojuan734/
Mewhan733/
Movain733/
Mhawan732/
Muiwan732/
Mehwan732/
Mauwan731/
Mewain731/
Mouvan731/
Motvan731/
Muwgan731/
Mawahn731/
Mawann731/
Mhuwan731/
Mouban731/
Movant731/
Mojvan731/
Mobayn731/
Mobean731/
Muwain731/
Moouan731/
Mu'wan731/
Mewahn731/
Mochwaane713/
Mouhwahng711/
Mahawan675,078/
Mauwane67956/
Mewahan67122/
Mosuang67102/
Mouvand6742/
Muwainh6737/
Mosvang6735/
Maawuan6734/
Moubain6733/
Mouvant6731/
Mahuwan6727/
Mosuane6715/
Maweahn6714/
Mahwand6712/
Mahwean676/
Mohuang676/
Movhane675/
Mochuan674/
Mehwaan673/
Mawahan672/
Hmeewan672/
Maweang672/
Mosvant671/
Mosweyn671/
Muwan'g671/
Muswang671/
Muhwane671/
Hmawang671/
Moibahn671/
Mawaane671/
Mawaung671/
Movasin671/
Mowaham671/
Moyvane671/
Moiwong671/
Mojvand671/
Muswain671/
Mhouban671/
Muwaten671/
Maswaan671/
Moiuane671/
Mmovane671/
Mmuwane671/
Meewean671/

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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 Mowan
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