Mowang Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mowang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3481:509,03125,276
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

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 is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 686,443rd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,869,319 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Mowang live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mowang is also the 263,269th most frequent forename globally, borne by 942 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 509,031. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 81 percent are found, Edo, where 4 percent are found and Delta, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Mowang occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 16 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohwang9247/
Mouwang9210/
Moiwang921/
Mowangue865/
Moswaang861/
Mawang831,079/
Mowong83142/
Muwang8350/
Movang8326/
Mobang8323/
Mewang839/
Moweng831/
Mouhwahng801/
Mosuang77102/
Mobeang7747/
Mosvang7735/
Meewang7713/
Mohuang776/
Maewang776/
Mauwang774/
Mahwang773/
Mehwang772/
Maweang772/
Moubang772/
Moiwong771/
Hmawang771/
Muswang771/
Muwan'g771/
Mawaung771/
Moibang771/
Mohbang771/
Mahawang71808/
Mothuang71218/
Mewahang7144/
Mushwang712/
Mouhuang712/
Maehwang711/
Mashwang711/
Maswangs711/
Mouvaing711/
Moubaing711/
Mawangue711/
Mowongue711/
Movasing711/
Mabang671,911/
Mabong671,698/
Maweng67714/
Mawong67609/
Mubang6773/
Muwong6741/
Mobong6731/
Mewong6725/
Mavong6722/
Maveng6719/
Mevong6716/
Mavang6715/
Mevang679/
Mubong679/
Mawank677/
Moveng672/
Mawamg671/
Muvang671/
Muswahang671/

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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 Mowang
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