Mowang Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Mowang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 348 | 1:509,031 | 25,276 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mowang (942) may also be a first name.
Mowang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mowang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mowang occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mowang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 686,443rd most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. Mowang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Mowang reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 263,269th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 942 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 509,031. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 81 percent live, Edo, where 4 percent live and Delta, where 3 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 16 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohwang | 92 | 47 | / |
| Mouwang | 92 | 10 | / |
| Moiwang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mowangue | 86 | 5 | / |
| Moswaang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mawang | 83 | 1,079 | / |
| Mowong | 83 | 142 | / |
| Muwang | 83 | 50 | / |
| Movang | 83 | 26 | / |
| Mobang | 83 | 23 | / |
| Mewang | 83 | 9 | / |
| Moweng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mouhwahng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mosuang | 77 | 102 | / |
| Mobeang | 77 | 47 | / |
| Mosvang | 77 | 35 | / |
| Meewang | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mohuang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Maewang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mauwang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mahwang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mehwang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maweang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moubang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moiwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hmawang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muswang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muwan'g | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mawaung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moibang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mohbang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahawang | 71 | 808 | / |
| Mothuang | 71 | 218 | / |
| Mewahang | 71 | 44 | / |
| Mushwang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mouhuang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maehwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maswangs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouvaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moubaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawangue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mowongue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Movasing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mabang | 67 | 1,911 | / |
| Mabong | 67 | 1,698 | / |
| Maweng | 67 | 714 | / |
| Mawong | 67 | 609 | / |
| Mubang | 67 | 73 | / |
| Muwong | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mobong | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mewong | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mavong | 67 | 22 | / |
| Maveng | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mevong | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mavang | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mevang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mubong | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mawank | 67 | 7 | / |
| Moveng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mawamg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muvang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muswahang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mowang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis