Mowat Surname
Approximately 6,423 people bear this surname
Mowat Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) corruption and abbrev. of de Mont(h)aut or Mont(h)alt = of (the) High Mount [Old French (lit.) del mont(h)alt (mod. French du mont haut), Latin ae illo monte alto] In the supposed copies of the Roll of Battle Abbey this name variously appears as Mohaut, Monhaut, Monthaut, &c.
Read More About This SurnameMowat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1,672 | 1:22,037 | 3,020 |
| Scotland | 1,398 | 1:3,830 | 674 |
| England | 998 | 1:55,830 | 6,764 |
| Australia | 852 | 1:31,685 | 4,216 |
| United States | 727 | 1:498,568 | 41,951 |
| New Zealand | 385 | 1:11,762 | 2,042 |
| South Africa | 146 | 1:371,080 | 33,514 |
| Northern Ireland | 70 | 1:26,358 | 2,890 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:28,607 | 3,614 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,856 | 1:2,017 | 364 |
| England | 202 | 1:120,670 | 11,490 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
Mowat (10) may also be a first name.
Mowat Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) corruption and abbrev. of de Mont(h)aut or Mont(h)alt = of (the) High Mount [Old French (lit.) del mont(h)alt (mod. French du mont haut), Latin ae illo monte alto] In the supposed copies of the Roll of Battle Abbey this name variously appears as Mohaut, Monhaut, Monthaut, &c.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) a double diminutive of Matilda: v. Malkin.
Cp. Mold.
Originally De Monte Alto. The family are descended from Michael De Monto Alto, 1252.
Mowat: is De Mont haut (De Monte alto).
Mowat Demographics
Average Male Mowat Height
175.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mowat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mowat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mowat occurs most in Canada. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mowat.
How Common Is The Last Name Mowat? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 76,316th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,134,602 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Mowat are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.
Mowat is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 1,672 people, or 1 in 22,037. In Canada Mowat is most common in: Ontario, where 43 percent live, Alberta, where 21 percent live and British Columbia, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Canada Mowat occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 22 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.
Mowat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mowat has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Mowat surname decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 494 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,322 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mowat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Mowat are 10.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.74% being registered with the party.
The amount Mowat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning R 242,424 per year; in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $52,426 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mowatt | 91 | 5,429 | / |
| Mowate | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mowatz | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mowait | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mowath | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mojwat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mowhat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mowaath | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mowatth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mowathe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mowad | 80 | 1,042 | / |
| Mawat | 80 | 512 | / |
| Mewat | 80 | 96 | / |
| Movat | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mobat | 80 | 26 | / |
| Mowaahth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moswathe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mawath | 73 | 46 | / |
| Mouwad | 73 | 42 | / |
| Mawate | 73 | 20 | / |
| Moowad | 73 | 12 | / |
| Movate | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mowhad | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mowaad | 73 | 6 | / |
| Muwate | 73 | 5 | / |
| Meewat | 73 | 5 | / |
| Moiwad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Muwait | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mawatt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mobhat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Moibat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mahwat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mawhat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Movatz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mawait | 73 | 2 | / |
| Movatt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mhawat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mowote | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mowaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hmowad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maawat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mojwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Movats | 73 | 1 | / |
| Movath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Movast | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mewatt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mewath | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mahawat | 67 | 500 | / |
| Movhate | 67 | 19 | / |
| Muswait | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mobahat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mawathe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Moubait | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mouwaid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muwaate | 67 | 2 | / |
| Movathe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mawaate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maswath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mawaite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouswad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mawasth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muswatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mawatte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moubath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meewath | 67 | 1 | / |
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