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 is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mowan.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 970,883rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Mowan live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 336,019th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 617 people.

The surname Mowan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States it is most frequent in: Indiana, where 25 percent reside, Minnesota, where 20 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Mowan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mowan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mowan surname expanded 593 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mowan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mowan surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mowan surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.87% 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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