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 last name Mowat occurs most in Canada. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mowat? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mowat is the 76,316th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,134,602 people. The surname Mowat is mostly 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 widely held first name on earth, held by 10 people.
The last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 1,672 people, or 1 in 22,037. In Canada it is primarily found in: Ontario, where 43 percent are found, Alberta, where 21 percent are found and British Columbia, where 18 percent are found. Other than Canada this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 22 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.
Mowat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mowat has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 494 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,322 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mowat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mowat surname are 10.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.74% being registered to vote for 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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