Mowbary Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Mowbary Surname Definition:

A Norman name: Moutbray; a local name Maubray, local name, Belgium.

Mowbary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Mowbary Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Norman name: Moutbray; a local name Maubray, local name, Belgium.

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Mowbary Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mowbary Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mowbary has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowbary? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Mowbary is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Mowbary reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Mowbary is most frequent in: Indiana, where 33 percent live, Maryland, where 33 percent live and Massachusetts, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 33 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Mowbary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mowbary has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Mowbary surname contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mowbary Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mowbary last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Mowbary earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mobuary8671/
Mowbery862/
Mawbary861/
Mowberry8037/
Mawbery713/
Mewberry674/
Movwaire671/
Mewberey670/
Mabbari5738/
Mubvari5727/
Mubbari5718/
Mabwari572/
Mabvari571/
Mabvaure538/
Mubvauri531/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mowbary
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